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가라

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gara
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gala
McCune–Reischauer?kara
Yale Romanization?kala

Etymology 1

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Modern Korean reading of Hanja 加羅/伽羅/迦羅, all different ways to transcribe the same native word.

This is closer to the original name for the people than 가야 (伽倻, gaya), which is now more common, because the second character was originally chosen for the Old Chinese pronunciation of (OC *laː), whereas the modern Korean reading (ya) comes from the Middle Chinese pronunciation for (MC yae). Compare Japanese (から) (kara, the Gaya; Korea; China; foreign places in general).

Proper noun

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가라 (Gara) (hanja 加羅/伽羅/迦羅)

  1. Synonym of 가야(伽倻) (Gaya, an ancient conglomeration of chiefdoms in southeastern Korea).

Etymology 2

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Probably from Japanese (から) (kara, empty; false).

Noun

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가라 (gara)

  1. (slang, especially military slang) cutting corners; lying or exaggerating to cut corners
    Synonym: 야매 (yamae)
    가라 치다gara chidato cut corners
    보고서 가라 채우다bogoseo-reul gara-ro chae'udato fill the unit logbook by bullshitting

Etymology 3

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See the main entries.

Verb

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가라 (gara)

  1. imperative of 가다 (gada). See 가다 (gada, to go) and 으라 (-eura, imperative ending).
  2. imperative of 가다 (gada). See 가다 (gada, to go) and 어라 (-eora, imperative ending).