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U+AC11, 갑
HANGUL SYLLABLE GAB
Composition: + +

[U+AC10]
Hangul Syllables
[U+AC12]




→ 개

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gab
McCune–Reischauer?kap
Yale Romanization?kap

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (armor, shell; the first of the ten heavenly stems)

Noun

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(gap)

  1. armor; shell
  2. the first of the ten heavenly stems
Coordinate terms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (small box, case, coffer)

Counter

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(gap)

  1. cases; packs
    ; 두; 세; 네
    han'gap; dugap; segap; negap
    one pack; two packs; three packs; four packs
Usage notes
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As with most count words (a.k.a. classifiers), (gap) is preceded by native Korean numerals.

See also
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  • (gwon, “volumes”)
  • 마리 (mari, “animals”)
  • (beon, “times”)
  • (bun, “(honorific) people”)
  • 사람 (saram, “people”)
  • (sal, “years”)
  • (si, “o'clock”)
  • 시간 (sigan, “hours”)
  • (chae, “houses”)

Noun

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(gap) (hanja )

  1. box; case, carton
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from (cape, promontory, headland)

Noun

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(gap)

  1. (geography) cape; headland
Synonyms
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Etymology 4

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(gap)

  1. :
    (MC reading: (MC kap|kaep))
  2. :
    (MC reading: (MC kaep))
  3. :
    (MC reading: (MC kap|'aep))
  4. : leather pants
    (eumhun reading: 가죽바지 (gajukbaji gap))
    (MC reading: (MC kop|keap))