가게
Korean
Etymology
From older 가개 (gagae), a corrupted form of Sino-Korean 가가 (假家, gaga, “street stall”), literally "temporary house".
Pronunciation
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- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɡe̞]
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- Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)게]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gage |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gage |
McCune–Reischauer? | kage |
Yale Romanization? | kākey |
Noun
가게 • (gage)
- store, shop
- 그는 길을 따라, 그 가게에 이르렀다.
- geuneun gireul ttara, geu gagee ireureotda.
- He went down the road to the store.
- 나는 어제 그 가게에 가서 마실 것을 샀다.
- naneun eoje geu gagee gaseo masil geoseul satda.
- I went to that shop and bought something to drink yesterday.
Synonyms
Further reading
- 가게 in dictionaries at daum.net