가운데

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 가ᄫᆞᆫ〮ᄃᆡ〮 (Yale: kàWóntóy), apparently from the adnominal form of the unattested verb *갑〯다〮 (Yale: *kǎW-tá, hence perhaps meaning "to be central") + ᄃᆡ〮 (Yale: tóy, “place”, modern 데 (de)).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠unde̞]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [가운데]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaunde
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaunde
McCune–Reischauer?kaunde
Yale Romanization?kawuntey
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 가운데의 / 가운데에 / 가운데까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

가운데 • (gaunde)

  1. center; the middle
  2. out of, among
  3. amid, as, with, indicating in the course of doing something
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