가게

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 가가 (假家, gaga, “temporary house”). The word by extension came to mean "street stall". First attested with the noun-deriving suffix 이 (Yale: -y) as Middle Korean 가〯개〮 (Yale: kǎkáy) in a 1460s copy of Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɡe̞]

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• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)게]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gage
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gage
McCune–Reischauer?	kage
Yale Romanization?	kākey

Noun

가게 • (gage)

1. store, shop

   Synonyms: 상점(商店) (sangjeom), 점포(店鋪) (jeompo)

   나는 어제 그 가게에 가서 마실 것을 샀다.

   Na-neun eoje geu gagee gaseo masil geos-eul satda.

   I went to that shop and bought something to drink yesterday.

   그는 길을 따라, 그 가게에 이르렀다.

   Geu-neun gir-eul ttara, geu gagee ireureotda.

   He went down the road to the store.