가요

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠jo]
• Phonetic hangul: [가요]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gayo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gayo
McCune–Reischauer?	kayo
Yale Romanization?	ka.yo

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 歌謠 (“ballad, folk song”)

Noun

가요 • (gayo) (hanja 歌謠)

1. song

   《인기가요》

   Inkigayo

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Verb

가요 • (gayo)

1. informal polite present indicative of 가다 (gada)
2. informal polite present interrogative of 가다
3. informal polite present hortative of 가다
4. informal polite present imperative of 가다 (gada)