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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 갓가ᄫᅵ〮 (Yale: kàskàWí), equivalent to 가깝 (gakkap-) + 이 (-i).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gakkai |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ga'kkai |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kakkai |
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| Yale Romanization? | ka.kkai |
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Adverb
가까이 • (gakkai)
- closely, close together; nearby
- Antonym: 멀리 (meolli)
Noun
가까이 • (gakkai)
- vicinity, neighborhood
- Synonyms: 근처(近處) (geuncheo), 인근(隣近) (in'geun)
- 그 공원은 우리 집 가까이에 있다. ― Geu gong'won-eun uri jip gakkaie itda. ― The park is in the vicinity of my house.
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