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

Noun

구가 • (guga) (hanja 衢街)

  1. thoroughfare
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