가꾸로

Korean

Etymology

Same origin as 거꾸로 (geokkuro). Although also accepted as a standard form, it appears to be less common than 거꾸로 (geokkuro).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠k͈uɾo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [가꾸로]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gakkuro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ga'kkulo
McCune–Reischauer?	kakkuro
Yale Romanization?	ka.kkwulo

Adverb

가꾸로 • (gakkuro)

1. Alternative form of 거꾸로 (geokkuro, “upside down, inside out, backward”)
   • 2020 October 8, 승병일 [seungbyeong'il], “17세에 독립운동을 시작했던 승병일 독립 애국지사님 [17see dongnibundong'eul sijakhaetdeon seungbyeong'il dongnip aegukjisanim]”, in 유퀴즈온더블럭 [yukwijeuondeobeulleok]‎^[1], 평안북도 정주군 신안면 [pyeong'anbukdo jeongjugun sinanmyeon]:

     말하라는데 말을 안 하게 되믄 가꾸로 세우구 주전자루 코에다 물을 부어

     malharaneunde mareul an hage doemeun gakkuro se'ugu jujeonjaru ko'eda mureul bueo

     If you didn't say what you were told to they would flip you upside down and pour water from a kettle on your nose.

     • As the speaker moved to South Korean prior to or during the Korean war, his speech is not completely reflective of the local Pyongan dialect.