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]

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• 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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [겹]

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