물가

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɭk͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [물까]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mulga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mulga
McCune–Reischauer?	mulka
Yale Romanization?	mulqka

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 믌ᄀᆞᆺ (Yale: muls.kos). From 믈 (Yale: mul, “water”) + ㅅ (s) + ᄀᆞᆺ (Yale: kos, “edge”).

Noun

물가 • (mulga)

1. Water's edge; bank, shore.

Related terms

• 물 (mul): water
• 가 (ga): rim, edge, side

See also

• 바닷가 (badatga): seaside, seashore

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 物價, from 物 (“thing”) + 價 (“price”)

Noun

물가 • (mulga) (hanja 物價)

1. The price of a commodity.