물가

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɭk͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [물까]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mulga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mulga
McCune–Reischauer?	mulka
Yale Romanization?	mulqka

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 믌〮ᄀᆞᇫ〯 (Yale: múlskǒz), from 믈〮 (Yale: múl, “water”) + ㅅ (-s, “genitive marker”) + ᄀᆞᇫ〯 (Yale: kǒz, “edge”). Presumably displaced Old Korean 汀理 (“riverbank”).

Noun

물가 • (mulga)

1. water's edge; bank, shore

See also

• 바닷가 (badatga): seaside, seashore

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 物價, from 物 (“thing”) + 價 (“price”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Noun

물가 • (mulga) (hanja 物價)

1. price of commodity