거래

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 去來, from (going) + (coming), literally "comings and goings."

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɾɛ] ~ [ˈkɘ(ː)ɾe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?georae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geolae
    McCune–Reischauer?kŏrae
    Yale Romanization?kēlay

    Noun

    거래 • (georae) (hanja 去來)

    1. transaction; trade
    2. give and take (more generally)
    3. comings and goings among neighbors or relatives
    4. (Buddhism) the past and future
    5. (archaic) a lower-ranking servant's act of coming to an official residence and notifying the official of something

    Derived terms

    References

    • Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행) with Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004), “거래 [georae]”, in 한국어 발음사전 [han'gugeo bareumsajeon, Korean Pronouncing Dictionary], Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN, page 48
    • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (19 January 2007 (last accessed)), “거래 [georae]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]