가요

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠jo]
• Phonetic hangul: [가요]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gayo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gayo
McCune–Reischauer?	kayo
Yale Romanization?	ka.yo

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 歌謠 (“ballad, folk song”)

Noun

가요 • (gayo) (hanja 歌謠)

1. song

   《인기가요》

   Inkigayo

Derived terms

• 건전가요 (健全歌謠, geonjeon'gayo)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Verb

가요 • (gayo)

1. informal polite present indicative of 가다 (gada)
2. informal polite present interrogative of 가다 (gada)
3. informal polite present hortative of 가다 (gada)
4. informal polite present imperative of 가다 (gada)