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Korean
Etymology
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 가가 (假家, gaga, “temporary house”). The word by extension came to mean "street stall". First attested with the noun-deriving suffix 이 (Yale: -y) as Middle Korean 가〯개〮 (Yale: kǎkáy) in a 1460s copy of Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | gage |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gage |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kage |
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| Yale Romanization? | kākey |
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Noun
가게 • (gage)
- store, shop
- Synonyms: 상점(商店) (sangjeom), 점포(店鋪) (jeompo)
나는 어제 그 가게에 가서 마실 것을 샀다.- Na-neun eoje geu gagee gaseo masil geos-eul satda.
- I went to that shop and bought something to drink yesterday.
그는 길을 따라, 그 가게에 이르렀다.- Geu-neun gir-eul ttara, geu gagee ireureotda.
- He went down the road to the store.