거리

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Jeju

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Compare Mongolian гэр (ger).

Counter

거리 (geori)

  1. house
    Synonym: 채 (chae)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 距離 (“distance”).

Noun

거리 (geori)

  1. distance

Etymology 3

Cognate with Korean 거리 (geori).

Noun

거리 (geori)

  1. street

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거리〮 (Yale: kèlí).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoli
McCune–Reischauer?kŏri
Yale Romanization?keli

Noun

거리 • (geori)

  1. road, street
  2. (shamanism) a component ceremony of a gut ritual
    서울굿은 열두거리가 있다. ― Seoulgus-eun yeoldugeori-ga itda. ― There are twelve components to a Seoul gut.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoli
McCune–Reischauer?kŏri
Yale Romanization?keli

Dependent noun

거리 • (geori)

  1. something suitable or fitting for a purpose (often written without a space, as if it were a suffix)
    논문거리
    nonmun-geori
    sources for a research paper
    먹을거리
    meogeul-geori
    foodstuff
  2. something suitable for a stated duration or a stated number
    세 사람 거리의 일 ― se saram geori-ui il ― three people's worth of work

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 距離 (“distance”).

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?geori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoli
McCune–Reischauer?kŏri
Yale Romanization?kēli
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 거리의 / 거리에 / 거리까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

거리 • (geori) (hanja 距離)

  1. distance, range

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

Noun

거리〮 (kèlí) (locative 거리〮예〮 (kèlí-yéy))

  1. road, street

Descendants

  • Korean: 거리 (geori)
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