거리

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [거리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoli
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏri
Yale Romanization?	keli

Noun

거리 • (geori)

1. material, matter, stock, stuff
2. road, street

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 距離.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoli
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏri
Yale Romanization?	kēli

Noun

거리 • (geori) (hanja 距離)

1. distance, range

Etymology 3

Verb

거리 • (geori)

1. bare stem of 거리다 (georida), a frequentative verb suffix.