가끔
Appearance
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Eorokhae (語錄解 / 어록해), 1652, as Early Modern Korean ᄀᆞᆺ곰 (Yale: koskwom), equivalent to ᄀᆞᆺ (Yale: kos, “just now”) + 곰 (Yale: -kwom, “distributive suffix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠k͈ɯm]
- Phonetic hangul: [가끔]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gakkeum |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ga'kkeum |
McCune–Reischauer? | kakkŭm |
Yale Romanization? | ka.kkum |
Adverb
[edit]가끔 • (gakkeum)
- occasionally, from time to time, not frequently or regularly
- Synonyms: 때때로 (ttaettaero), 어쩌다 (eojjeoda), 이따끔 (ittakkeum), 간혹 (ganhok), 간간이 (gan'gani)
- Antonyms: 늘 (neul), 언제나 (eonjena), 항상(恒常) (hangsang), 자주 (jaju)
- 아주 가끔 ― aju gakkeum ― very occasionally
- 2021, 결 [gyeol] (lyrics and music), “가끔 연락하던 애 [gakkeum yeollakhadeon ae]”, in Things I Loved Most 2[1]: