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Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | gye |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gye |
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McCune–Reischauer? | kye |
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Yale Romanization? | kyey |
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Etymology 1
Noun
계 • (gye) (hanja 契)
- kye, a Korean rotating savings and credit association
Etymology 2
Suffix
—계 • (-gye) (hanja 界)
- world; realm
- (taxonomy) kingdom
- (Taxonomy) 생물 분류 (生物分類, saengmul bullyu); 역 (域, yeok, “domain”), 계 (界, gye, “kingdom”), 문 (門, mun, “phylum”), 강 (綱, gang, “class”), 목 (目, mok, “order”), 과 (科, gwa, “family”), 속 (屬, sok, “genus”), 종 (種, jong, “species”) (Category: ko:Taxonomy)
Etymology 3
Noun
계 • (gye) (hanja 計)
- (Internet slang) Short for 계정(計定) (gyejeong, “account”).
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 癸
Noun
계 • (gye) (hanja 癸)
- the tenth of the ten heavenly stems
Coordinate terms
one of ten heavenly stems
- 갑 (甲, gap, “first”)
- 을 (乙, eul, “second”)
- 병 (丙, byeong, “third”)
- 정 (丁, jeong, “fourth”)
- 무 (戊, mu, “fifth”)
- 기 (己, gi, “sixth”)
- 경 (庚, gyeong, “seventh”)
- 신 (辛, sin, “eighth”)
- 임 (壬, im, “ninth”)
Etymology 5
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
계 • (gye)
More information
- 癸: tenth heavenly stem
- (eumhun reading: 천간 계 (cheon'gan gye))
(MC reading: 癸 (MC kjwijX))
- 季: end, final; season
- (eumhun reading: 끝 계 (kkeut gye))
(MC reading: 季 (MC kjwijH))
- 界: boundary
- (eumhun reading: 지경 계 (jigyeong gye))
(MC reading: 界 (MC keajH))
- 計: calculation; plan; total
- (eumhun reading: 셀 계 (sel gye))
(MC reading: 計 (MC kejH))
- 溪: stream
- (eumhun reading: 시내 계 (sinae gye))
(MC reading: 溪 (MC khej))
- 鷄: chicken
- (eumhun reading: 닭 계 (dak gye))
(MC reading: 鷄 (MC kej))
- 系: connect, link
- (eumhun reading: 이을 계 (ieul gye))
(MC reading: 系 (MC hejH))
- 係: connection
- (eumhun reading: 맬 계 (mael gye))
(MC reading: 係 (MC kejH))
- 戒: caution, warn
- (eumhun reading: 경계할 계 (gyeonggyehal gye))
(MC reading: 戒 (MC keajH))
- 械: weapons, instruments
- (eumhun reading: 형틀 계 (hyeongteul gye))
(MC reading: 械 (MC heajH))
- 繼: continue, persist; inherit
- (eumhun reading: 이을 계 (ieul gye))
(MC reading: 繼 (MC kejH))
- 契: contract, bond; a Korean rotating savings and credit association
- (eumhun reading: 맺을 계 (maejeul gye))
(MC reading: 契 (MC khejH|khj+t|khet))
- 桂: cinnamon
- (eumhun reading: 계수나무 계 (gyesunamu gye))
(MC reading: 桂 (MC kwejH))
- 啓: open, begin
- (eumhun reading: 열 계 (yeol gye))
(MC reading: 啓)
- 階: steps, stairs; rank, degree
- (eumhun reading: 섬돌 계 (seomdol gye))
(MC reading: 階 (MC keaj))
- 繫: bind, connect
- (eumhun reading: 맬 계 (mael gye))
(MC reading: 繫 (MC kejH|hejH))
- 誡:
- (MC reading: 誡 (MC keajH))
- 烓:
- (MC reading: 烓 (MC 'wej|khwengX))
- 屆:
- (MC reading: 屆 (MC keajH))
- 悸:
- (MC reading: 悸 (MC gjwijH))
- 棨:
- (MC reading: 棨 (MC khejX))
- 稽: to examine
- (eumhun reading: 상고할 계 (sanggohal gye))
(MC reading: 稽 (MC kej|khejX))
- 谿:
- (MC reading: 谿 (MC khej))
- 堦:
- (MC reading: 堦 (MC keaj))
- 瘈:
- (MC reading: 瘈)
- 禊:
- (MC reading: 禊 (MC hejH))
- 綮:
- (MC reading: 綮 (MC khejX))
- 縘:
- (MC reading: 縘)
- 罽:
- (MC reading: 罽 (MC kjejH))
- 薊:
- (MC reading: 薊 (MC kejH))
- 雞: Alternative form of 鷄
- (MC reading: 雞 (MC kej))
- 髻:
- (MC reading: 髻 (MC kejH))
- 堺: Alternative form of 界
- (MC reading: 堺)
- 磎: Alternative form of 谿
- (MC reading: 磎 (MC khej))
- 乩:
- (MC reading: 乩)
- 启:
- (MC reading: 启 (MC khejX))
- 啟:
- (MC reading: 啟 (MC khejX))
- 挈:
- (MC reading: 挈 (MC khet))
- 筓:
- (MC reading: 筓)
- 継:
- (MC reading: 継)
- 繋:
- (MC reading: 繋)
- 葪:
- (MC reading: 葪)
- 鳮:
- (MC reading: 鳮)
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