Etymology
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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 곧 (Yale: kwot).
Pronunciation
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Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | got |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | god |
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McCune–Reischauer? | kot |
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Yale Romanization? | kot |
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곧 • (got)
- soon, at once, immediately, shortly, straightway
곧 야구 경기가 시작된다.- got yagu gyeonggiga sijakdoenda.
- The baseball match will begin shortly.
- easily, readily
- namely, that is, i.e., viz.
Synonyms
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- 바로 (baro)
- 곧바로 (gotbaro)
- 곧장 (gotjang)
Derived terms
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- 곧이곧대로 (gojigotdaero, “just as it is”)
- 곧이듣다 (gojideutda, “to swallow a story”)
- 곧잘 (gotjal, “pretty well; readily”)
- 곧장 (gotjang, “directly”)
Related terms
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