개
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Korean[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 家稀.
In the Hangul script, first attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 가히〮 (Yale: kàhí), and subsequently recorded as 개〯 (Yale: kǎy) in the 16th century, after the h had dropped.[1]
The prefix derives from the noun. Compare English bitch.

A dog
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛ(ː)] ~ [ke̞(ː)]
(file)
- Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)/게(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gae |
McCune–Reischauer? | kae |
Yale Romanization? | kāy |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 개의 / 개에 / 개까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.
Noun[edit]
- dog
- (figuratively, derogatory) someone behaves badly
- (figuratively) someone who does the bidding of another
Usage notes[edit]
- Some younger speakers prefer 강아지 (gang'aji, “puppy”) to refer to dogs of any age, to avoid the vulgar connotations of the prefix.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- 강아지 (gang'aji)
See also[edit]
Prefix[edit]
개— • (gae-)
Usage notes[edit]
The prefix traditionally has a disparaging meaning only, but in modern slang it is used as a general vulgar intensifier regardless of the semantics involved.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 개〮 (Yale: káy).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛ] ~ [ke̞]
(file)
- Phonetic hangul: [개/게]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gae |
McCune–Reischauer? | kae |
Yale Romanization? | kay |
Noun[edit]
개 • (gae)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 個.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛ] ~ [ke̞]
(file)
- Phonetic hangul: [개/게]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gae |
McCune–Reischauer? | kae |
Yale Romanization? | kay |
Counter[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- See the hanja entry at 個 for Sino-Korean compounds of 개 (個, gae).
Etymology 4[edit]
See the main entries.
Verb[edit]
개 • (gae)
- An infinitive form of 개다 (gaeda, “to clear”)
- An infinitive form of 개다 (gaeda, “to fold”)
- An infinitive form of 개다 (gaeda, “to knead”)
Etymology 5[edit]
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable[edit]
개 (gae)
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References[edit]
Middle Korean[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
개〮 (káy) (locative 개〮예〮 (káy-yéy))
Descendants[edit]
- Korean: 개 (gae)
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
개〯 (kǎy) (locative 개〯예〮 (kǎy-yéy))
Descendants[edit]
- Korean: 개 (gae)
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