겹

Korean

Etymology 1

겹 겺 겻 겼 경 겾 겿 곀 곁 곂 곃 계 곅 곆 곇 곈 곉 곊 곋 곌 곍 곎 곏 곐 곑 곒 곓 곔
겝 ←	곕 →

Syllable

겹 (transliterations: Revised gyeop, McCune–Reischauer kyŏp, Yale kyep)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅕ, and ㅂ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: kjʌp̚
• Phonetic hangul: 겹

Romanization

Revised	gyeop	transliteration	gyeob
McCune–Reischauer	kyŏp	Yale	kyep

Etymology 2

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as ᄀᆞᆲ (Yale: kolp).

Noun

겹 (gyeop)

1. fold; layer