가지

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠d͡ʑi]

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• Phonetic hangul: [가지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaji
McCune–Reischauer?	kaji
Yale Romanization?	kaci

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 가지 (Yale: kaci). From Old Korean 種叱 (*KAc).

Pronunciation

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 가지의 / 가지에 / 가지까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

가지 • (gaji)

1. kind or kinds

Etymology 2

Verb form.

Verb

가지 • (gaji)

1. suspective of 가다 (gada, “to go”)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 갖 (Yale: kac).

Pronunciation

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 가지의 / 가지에 / 가지까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

가지 • (gaji)

1. twig or branch

Etymology 4

from Middle Chinese 茄子 (MC gja|kae tsiX)

Pronunciation

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 가지의 / 가지에 / 가지까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

가지 • (gaji)

1. eggplant/aubergine