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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 고개〮 (Yale: kwòkáy).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gogae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gogae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kogae |
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| Yale Romanization? | kokay |
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Noun
고개 • (gogae)
- nape of the neck
- head
미국이나 영국 사람들은 고개를 숙이지 않고 악수를 합니다.- Migug-ina Yeongguk saram-deur-eun gogae-reul sugiji an-ko aksu-reul hamnida.
- People in the US and UK shake hands without bowing (their head).
- a mountain pass
- (North Korea, figurative) standards, goals, limits