Jeju edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Mongolian гэр (ger).

Counter edit

거리 (geori)

  1. house
    Synonym: (chae)

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 距離 (distance).

Noun edit

거리 (geori)

  1. distance

Etymology 3 edit

Cognate with Korean 거리 (geori).

Noun edit

거리 (geori)

  1. street

Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거리〮 (Yale: kèlí).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoli
McCune–Reischauer?kŏri
Yale Romanization?keli

Noun edit

거리 (geori)

  1. road, street
  2. (shamanism) a component ceremony of a gut ritual
    서울굿 열두거리 있다.Seoulgus-eun yeoldugeori-ga itda.There are twelve components to a Seoul gut.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoli
McCune–Reischauer?kŏri
Yale Romanization?keli

Dependent noun edit

거리 (geori)

  1. something suitable or fitting for a purpose (often written without a space, as if it were a suffix)
    논문거리
    nonmun-geori
    sources for a research paper
    먹을거리
    meogeul-geori
    foodstuff
  2. something suitable for a stated duration or a stated number
    사람 거리 se saram geori-ui ilthree people's worth of work

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from 距離 (distance).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoli
McCune–Reischauer?kŏri
Yale Romanization?kēli
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 거 / 거

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun edit

거리 (geori) (hanja 距離)

  1. distance, range

Middle Korean edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

거리〮 (kèlí) (locative 거리〮예〮 (kèlí-yéy))

  1. road, street

Descendants edit

  • Korean: 거리 (geori)