아가

Korean

Etymology 1

아기 (agi, “baby”) +‎ -아 (-a, “hey”, vocative particle). The final /i/ in 아기 (agi) is dropped regularly; see Usage Notes in 이#noun suffix.

Korean colloquial family terms commonly stem from a fused vocative. See Category:Korean terms suffixed with -아 (vocative).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɡa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [아가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aga
McCune–Reischauer?	aga
Yale Romanization?	aka

Noun

아가 • (aga)

1. Vocative of 아기 (agi, “baby”); hey, baby

Noun

아가 • (aga)

1. (childish) baby

   Synonym: 아기 (agi)

   엄마, 아가가 어디 갔지?

   eomma, agaga eodi gatji?

   Mom, where did the baby go?

Etymology 2

From English agar.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɡa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [아가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aga
McCune–Reischauer?	aga
Yale Romanization?	aka

Noun

아가 • (aga)

1. agar

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 雅歌.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aga
McCune–Reischauer?	aga
Yale Romanization?	āka

Noun

아가 • (aga) (hanja 雅歌)

1. (rare, formal) elegant song

   Synonym: 속가(俗歌)

Proper noun

아가 • (Aga) (hanja 雅歌)

1. Song of Songs