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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | mulga |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mulga |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mulka |
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| Yale Romanization? | mulqka |
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Etymology 1
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 믌〮ᄀᆞᇫ〯 (Yale: múlskǒz), from 믈〮 (Yale: múl, “water”) + ㅅ (-s, “genitive marker”) + ᄀᆞᇫ〯 (Yale: kǒz, “edge”). Presumably displaced Old Korean 汀理 (“riverbank”).
Noun
물가 • (mulga)
- water's edge; bank, shore
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Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 物價, from 物 (“thing”) + 價 (“price”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.
Noun
물가 • (mulga) (hanja 物價)
- price of commodity