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아가

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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아기 (agi, baby) +‎ (-a, hey, vocative particle). The final /i/ in 아기 (agi) is dropped regularly; see Usage Notes in 이#noun suffix.

Korean colloquial family terms commonly stem from a fused vocative. See Category:Korean terms suffixed with -아 (vocative).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aga
McCune–Reischauer?aga
Yale Romanization?aka

Noun

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아가 (aga)

  1. Vocative of 아기 (agi, baby); hey, baby

Noun

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아가 (aga)

  1. (childish) baby
    Synonym: 아기 (agi)
    엄마, 아가 어디 갔지?
    eomma, agaga eodi gatji?
    Mom, where did the baby go?

Etymology 2

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From English agar.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aga
McCune–Reischauer?aga
Yale Romanization?aka

Noun

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아가 (aga)

  1. agar

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 雅歌.

Korean Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ko

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)ɡa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aga
McCune–Reischauer?aga
Yale Romanization?āka

Noun

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아가 (aga) (hanja 雅歌)

  1. (rare, formal) elegant song
    Synonym: 속가(俗歌)

Proper noun

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아가 (Aga) (hanja 雅歌)

  1. Song of Songs