가히

From 가(可) (ga) +‎ -히 (-hi, adverbial suffix).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ʝi]
• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)히]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

가히 • (gahi) (hanja 可히)

1. rightly (so); readily

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 家稀. From Old Korean 犬伊 (*KAhi). A 21st century revival of the Old Korean form of modern 개 to distinguish the word from homonyms, especially the pejorative ones.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ʝi]

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• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)히]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 가히의 / 가히에 / 가히까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

가히 • (gahi) (counter 마리)

1. dog

• Some younger speakers prefer 강아지 (gang'aji, “puppy”) to refer to dogs of any age, to avoid the vulgar connotations of the prefix.

• 강아지 (gang'aji)

• 개〯 (kǎy) — 16th century

• IPA^(key): /kà.hí/

가히〮 (kàhí) (locative 가히〮예〮 (kàhí-yéy))

1. dog

• 가ᇰ아지 (kangaci, “puppy”)

• Korean: 개 (gae)