가지

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Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠d͡ʑi]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaji
McCune–Reischauer?kaji
Yale Romanization?kaci

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 가지 (Yale: kaci).

Noun

가지 (gaji)

  1. kind or kinds

Etymology 2

Verb form.

Verb

가지 (gaji)

  1. suspective form of 가다 (gada, “to go”)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean  (Yale: kac).

Noun

가지 (gaji)

  1. twig or branch

Etymology 4

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from Middle Chinese 茄子 (MC gja|kae tsiX)[1]

Noun

가지 (gaji)

  1. eggplant/aubergine

References

  1. ^ Chae-un Yi (이재운), Ttŭt to morŭgo chaju ssŭnŭn uri mal ŏwŏn 500-kaji (뜻도 모르고 자주 쓰는 우리말 어원 500가지), 2008, →ISBN