아가

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Korean

Etymology 1

아기 (agi, “baby”) +‎ 아 (-a, “hey”, vocative particle). The final /i/ in 아기 (agi) is dropped regularly; see Usage Notes in 이#noun suffix.

Korean colloquial family terms commonly stem from a fused vocative. See Category:Korean terms suffixed with -아 (vocative).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aga
McCune–Reischauer?aga
Yale Romanization?aka

Noun

아가 • (aga)

  1. Vocative of 아기 (agi, “baby”); hey, baby

Noun

아가 • (aga)

  1. (childish) baby
    Synonym: 아기 (agi)
    엄마, 아가가 어디 갔지?
    eomma, agaga eodi gatji?
    Mom, where did the baby go?

Etymology 2

From English agar.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aga
McCune–Reischauer?aga
Yale Romanization?aka

Noun

아가 • (aga)

  1. agar

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 雅歌.

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Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aga
McCune–Reischauer?aga
Yale Romanization?āka

Noun

아가 • (aga) (hanja 雅歌)

  1. (rare, formal) elegant song
    Synonym: 속가(俗歌)

Proper noun

아가 • (Aga) (hanja 雅歌)

  1. Song of Songs
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