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Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | gayo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gayo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kayo |
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| Yale Romanization? | ka.yo |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 歌謠 (“ballad, folk song”)
Noun
가요 • (gayo) (hanja 歌謠)
- song
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Of native Korean origin.
Verb
가요 • (gayo)
- informal polite present indicative of 가다 (gada)
- informal polite present interrogative of 가다 (gada)
- informal polite present hortative of 가다 (gada)
- informal polite present imperative of 가다 (gada)