겨

겨 U+ACA8, 겨
HANGUL SYLLABLE GYEO
Composition:ㄱ + ㅕ
← 겧
[U+ACA7] 		Hangul Syllables 격 →
[U+ACA9]
겨격겪겫견겭겮
겯결겱겲겳겴겵
겶겷겸겹겺겻겼
경겾겿곀곁곂곃
게 ←→ 계

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 겨〮 (Yale: kyé).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeo
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏ
Yale Romanization?kye

Noun

겨 • (gyeo)

  1. bran, chaff, hull, husk (of grains)
    똥 묻은 개가 겨 묻은 개를 나무란다.
    Ttong mudeun gae-ga gyeo mudeun gae-reul namuranda.
    A dung-stained dog finds fault with a bran-stained dog.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of Chungcheong and Jeolla Dialect 기어 (gieo). Used mainly by middle-aged and younger speakers of the Southern Chungcheong Dialect.

Interjection

겨 • (gyeo)

  1. (slang, Southern Chungcheong) yes, yeah
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