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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 벼〮개 (Yale: pyékày), equivalent to 베 (be-, “to pillow”) + 개 (-gae, inanimate agent suffix).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | begae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | begae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pegae |
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| Yale Romanization? | peykay |
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Noun
베개 • (begae)
- pillow
- 베개를 베다 ― begae-reul beda ― to use a pillow