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U+ACA8, 겨
HANGUL SYLLABLE GYEO
Composition: +

[U+ACA7]
Hangul Syllables
[U+ACA9]



겿
게 ←→ 계

Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 겨〮 (Yale: kyé).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeo
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏ
Yale Romanization?kye

Noun

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(gyeo)

  1. bran, chaff, hull, husk (of grains)
    묻은 묻은 나무란다.
    Ttong mudeun gae-ga gyeo mudeun gae-reul namuranda.
    A dung-stained dog finds fault with a bran-stained dog.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Abbreviation of Chungcheong and Jeolla Dialect 기어 (gieo). Used mainly by middle-aged and younger speakers of the Southern Chungcheong Dialect.

Interjection

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(gyeo)

  1. (slang, Southern Chungcheong) yes, yeah