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U+ACB9, 겹
HANGUL SYLLABLE GYEOB
Composition: + +

[U+ACB8]
Hangul Syllables
[U+ACBA]



겿
게 ←→ 계

Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆲ (Yale: kolp).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹p̚]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeob
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏp
Yale Romanization?kyep

Noun

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(gyeop)

  1. fold, layer
  2. -fold
    2020-gyeoptwentyfold

Prefix

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겹— (gyeop-)

  1. a prefix that adds a meaning of overlapping or repetition
    쌓이다 (ssaida, to pile up)겹쌓이다 (gyeopssaida, to pile up repeatedly)
    저고리 (jeogori, jeogori)겹저고리 (gyeopjeogori, double jeogori)

Derived terms

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  • 겹겹 (gyeopgyeop, being layered)
  • 겹치다 (gyeopchida, overlap)
  • 겹이불 (gyeobibul, double quilt)

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (layered garment; overlapping collar).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeob
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏp
Yale Romanization?kyep

Noun

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(gyeop) (hanja )

  1. (clothing) the place in a garment where the right and left collars meet