지게

Korean

Etymology

지 (ji, “to carry, to bear”) +‎ -게 (-ge), alternative form of -개 (-gae), an agentive suffix used mostly to derive terms for tools and devices.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jige
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jige
McCune–Reischauer?chige
Yale Romanization?cikey

Noun

지게 • (jige)

  1. A traditional Korean carrying frame in the shape of the letter A.

Derived terms

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