고가

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 高價, from 高 (“high”) + 價 (“price”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞k͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [고까]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	goga
McCune–Reischauer?	koka
Yale Romanization?	koqka

Noun

고가 • (goga) (hanja 高價)

1. high price

   Antonym: 저가(低價) (jeoga)

Derived terms

• 고가(高價)하다 (gogahada)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 高架, from 高 (“high”) + 架 (“rack”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [고가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	goga
McCune–Reischauer?	koga
Yale Romanization?	koka

Noun

고가 • (goga) (hanja 高架)

1. elevated; overhead (of lines, bridges, etc.)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 古 (“old”) + 家 (“house”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɡa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)가]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	goga
McCune–Reischauer?	koga
Yale Romanization?	kōka

Noun

고가 • (goga) (hanja 古家)

1. an old house