갓

Korean

Etymology 1

A mannequin wearing a gat.

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 갇 (Yale: kat).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [갇]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gas
McCune–Reischauer?	kat
Yale Romanization?	kas

Noun

갓 • (gat)

1. gat; a traditional korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen

Derived terms

• 갓모자 (ganmoja)
• 갓칠대 (gatchildae)
• 갓양태 (gadyangtae)
• 갓끈 (gatkkeun)
• 갓걸이 (gatgeori)
• 갓방 (gatbang)
• 삿갓 (satgat)
• 갓두루마기하다 (gatdurumagihada)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Dong'ui bogam (東醫寶鑑 / 동의보감), 1613, as Early Modern Korean 갓 (Yale: kas).

Possibly related to Old Chinese 芥 (OC *kreːds).

Noun

갓 • (gat)

1. grain of mustard (Brassica juncea)

Derived terms

• 갓김치 (gatgimchi, “kimchi made of mustard leaves”)
• 갓나물 (gannamul, “mustard greens”)

Synonyms

• 입자 (ipja)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠(ː)t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [갇(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gas
McCune–Reischauer?	kat
Yale Romanization?	kās

Noun

갓 • (gat)

1. reserve, pasture
2. (dialectal) side, edge

Derived terms

• 나뭇갓 (namutgat)
• 말림갓 (mallimgat)

Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

Counter

갓 • (gat)

1. a bundle or bunch of ten dried things tied together

   굴비 여섯 갓.

   gulbi yeoseot gat.

   Six bunches of dried fish.

Etymology 5

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

Adverb

갓 • (gat)

1. just now, a moment ago

   갓 다녀갔어요.

   gat danyeogasseoyo.

   He has just been here.

2. just, exactly, neither more nor less than

   갓 스물.

   gat seumul.

   Just twenty (years old).

3. newly, recently

   갓 난 아기.

   gat nan agi.

   A newborn baby.

Derived terms

• 갓밝이 (gatbalgi, “dawn”)

Synonyms

• 방금 (banggeum)
• 막 (mak)

Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

갓 (gat)

1. 㖙: phonetic character

   (eumhun reading: 음역자 갓 (eumyeokja gat))
   (MC reading: 㖙)

References

• Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, pages 57-58.