거리

Jeju

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəɾi/

Etymology 1

Compare Mongolian гэр (ger).

Counter

거리 (geori)

1. house

   Synonym: 채 (chae)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 距離 (“distance”).

Noun

거리 (geori)

1. distance

Etymology 3

Cognate with Korean 거리 (geori).

Noun

거리 (geori)

1. street

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거리〮 (Yale: kèlí).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [거리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoli
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏri
Yale Romanization?	keli

Noun

거리 • (geori)

1. road, street
2. (shamanism) a component ceremony of a gut ritual

   서울굿은 열두거리가 있다. ― Seoulgus-eun yeoldugeori-ga itda. ― There are twelve components to a Seoul gut.

Derived terms

• 길거리 (gilgeori)
• 네거리 (negeori)
• 사거리 (sageori)

 

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [거리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoli
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏri
Yale Romanization?	keli

Dependent noun

거리 • (geori)

1. something suitable or fitting for a purpose (often written without a space, as if it were a suffix)

   논문거리

   nonmun-geori

   sources for a research paper

   먹을거리

   meogeul-geori

   foodstuff

2. something suitable for a stated duration or a stated number

   세 사람 거리의 일 ― se saram geori-ui il ― three people's worth of work

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 距離 (“distance”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoli
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏri
Yale Romanization?	kēli

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 거리의 / 거리에 / 거리까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

거리 • (geori) (hanja 距離)

1. distance, range

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə̀.lí/

Noun

거리〮 (kèlí) (locative 거리〮예〮 (kèlí-yéy))

1. road, street

Descendants

• Korean: 거리 (geori)