구가

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 舊家, from 舊 (“old”) + 家 (“family”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)ɡa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)가]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	guga
McCune–Reischauer?	kuga
Yale Romanization?	kwūka

Noun

구가 • (guga) (hanja 舊家)

1. an old family

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 謳歌 (“eulogize”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuɡa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [구가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	guga
McCune–Reischauer?	kuga
Yale Romanization?	kwuka

Noun

구가 • (guga) (hanja 謳歌)

1. glorification

Derived terms

• 구가(謳歌)하다 (gugahada, “to sing the praises of”)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 衢街, from 衢 (“thoroughfare”) + 街 (“street”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuɡa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [구가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	guga
McCune–Reischauer?	kuga
Yale Romanization?	kwuka

Noun

구가 • (guga) (hanja 衢街)

1. thoroughfare