겹

겹	U+ACB9, 겹 HANGUL SYLLABLE GYEOB

Composition:

ㄱ + ㅕ + ㅂ

← 겸
[U+ACB8]

Hangul Syllables

겺 →
[U+ACBA]

게 ←	→ 계
겨 격 겪 겫 견 겭 겮 겯 결 겱 겲 겳 겴 겵 겶 겷 겸겹겺 겻 겼 경 겾 겿 곀 곁 곂 곃

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 겹〮 (Yale: kyép). From earlier *kyóp. Compare Jeju ᄌᆞᆸ (jawp, “layer”), Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆲ〮 (kólp, “layer”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹p̚]
- Audio: (file)
Phonetic hangul: [겹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gyeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gyeob
McCune–Reischauer^?	kyŏp
Yale Romanization^?	kyep

Noun

겹 • (gyeop)

fold, layer
-fold
20겹 ― 20-gyeop ― twentyfold

Prefix

겹— • (gyeop-)

a prefix that adds a meaning of overlapping or repetition
쌓이다 (ssaida, “to pile up”) → 겹쌓이다 (gyeopssaida, “to pile up repeatedly”)

저고리 (jeogori, “jeogori”) → 겹저고리 (gyeopjeogori, “double jeogori”)

Derived terms

겹겹 (gyeopgyeop, “being layered”)
겹치다 (gyeopchida, “overlap”)
겹이불 (gyeobibul, “double quilt”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 袷 (“layered garment; overlapping collar”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹p̚]
Phonetic hangul: [겹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gyeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gyeob
McCune–Reischauer^?	kyŏp
Yale Romanization^?	kyep

Noun

겹 • (gyeop) (hanja 袷)

(clothing) the place in a garment where the right and left collars meet