핵고

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 學校. Compare 핵교 (haekgyo), 학고 (hakgo).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛk̚k͈o̞] ~ [he̞k̚k͈o̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [핵꼬/헥꼬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haekgo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haeggo
McCune–Reischauer?	haekko
Yale Romanization?	hayk.ko

Noun

핵고 • (haekgo)

1. (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Pyongan, Hamgyong, Yukjin, Russia) school
   • 2015 February 15, 김 월리엄 아나똘리비치 [gim wollieom anattollibichi], “홍범도 오른쪽 뺨에 수염이 없는 이유 [hongbeomdo oreunjjok ppyame suyeomi eomneun iyu]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 우즈베키스탄 타슈켄트 김병화 마을 [ujeubekiseutan tasyukenteu gimbyeonghwa ma'eul]:

     나는 그때 13살~14살 적이 내 핵고에서 글 읽지.

     Na-neun geuttae 13sal~14sal jeog-i nae haekgo-e-seo geul ik-ji.

     I was 13-14 years old at the time [when Hong Beom-do visited our village] and was reading in school.