개가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 改嫁, from 改 (“change”) + 嫁 (“marry”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ɡa̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɡa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)가/게(ː)가]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaega
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaega
McCune–Reischauer?kaega
Yale Romanization?kāyka

Noun

개가 • (gaega) (hanja 改嫁)

  1. remarriage (by a woman)
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