가게

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 가가 (假家, gaga, “temporary house”). The word by extension came to mean "street stall". First attested with the noun-deriving suffix 이 (Yale: -y) as Middle Korean 가〯개〮 (Yale: kǎkáy) in a 1460s copy of Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɡe̞]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)게]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gage
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gage
McCune–Reischauer?kage
Yale Romanization?kākey

Noun

가게 • (gage)

  1. store, shop
    Synonyms: 상점(商店) (sangjeom), 점포(店鋪) (jeompo)
    나는 어제 그 가게에 가서 마실 것을 샀다.
    Na-neun eoje geu gagee gaseo masil geos-eul satda.
    I went to that shop and bought something to drink yesterday.
    그는 길을 따라, 그 가게에 이르렀다.
    Geu-neun gir-eul ttara, geu gagee ireureotda.
    He went down the road to the store.
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