겹

겹 U+ACB9, 겹
HANGUL SYLLABLE GYEOB
Composition:ㄱ + ㅕ + ㅂ
← 겸
[U+ACB8] 		Hangul Syllables 겺 →
[U+ACBA]
겨격겪겫견겭겮
겯결겱겲겳겴겵
겶겷겸겹겺겻겼
경겾겿곀곁곂곃
게 ←→ 계

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 겹〮 (Yale: kyép). From earlier *kyóp. Compare Jeju ᄌᆞᆸ (jawp, “layer”), Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆲ〮 (kólp, “layer”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹p̚]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [겹]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeob
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏp
Yale Romanization?kyep

Noun

겹 • (gyeop)

  1. fold, layer
  2. -fold
    20겹 ― 20-gyeop ― twentyfold

Prefix

겹— • (gyeop-)

  1. a prefix that adds a meaning of overlapping or repetition
    쌓이다 (ssaida, “to pile up”) → 겹쌓이다 (gyeopssaida, “to pile up repeatedly”)
    저고리 (jeogori, “jeogori”) → 겹저고리 (gyeopjeogori, “double jeogori”)

Derived terms

  • 겹겹 (gyeopgyeop, “being layered”)
  • 겹치다 (gyeopchida, “overlap”)
  • 겹이불 (gyeobibul, “double quilt”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 袷 (“layered garment; overlapping collar”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeob
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏp
Yale Romanization?kyep

Noun

겹 • (gyeop) (hanja 袷)

  1. (clothing) the place in a garment where the right and left collars meet
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