Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 고개〮 (Yale: kwòkáy).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gogae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gogae
McCune–Reischauer?kogae
Yale Romanization?kokay

Noun edit

고개 (gogae)

  1. nape of the neck
  2. head
    미국이나 영국 사람 고개 숙이지 악수합니다.
    Migug-ina Yeongguk saram-deur-eun gogae-reul sugiji an-ko aksu-reul hamnida.
    People in the US and UK shake hands without bowing (their head).
  3. a mountain pass
  4. (North Korea, figurative) standards, goals, limits