Korean

Etymology 1

Man wearing a gat.

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean  (Yale: kat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ka̠t̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? gat
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gas
McCune–Reischauer? kat
Yale Romanization? kas

Noun

(gat)

  1. gat; a traditional korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen
Derived terms
  • 갓모자 (ganmoja)
  • 갓칠대 (gatchildae)
  • 갓양태 (gadyangtae)
  • 갓끈 (gatkkeun)
  • 갓걸이 (gatgeori)
  • 갓방 (gatbang)
  • 삿갓 (satgat)
  • 갓두루마기하다 (gatdurumagihada)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Dongui bogam (東醫寶鑑 / 동의보감), 1613, as Middle Korean  (Yale: kas).

Possibly related to Old Chinese (OC *kreːds).

Noun

(gat)

  1. grain of mustard (Brassica juncea)
Derived terms
  • 갓김치 (gatgimchi, “kimchi made of mustard leaves”)
  • 갓나물 (gannamul, “mustard greens”)
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ka̠ːt̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[:]
Revised Romanization? gat
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gas
McCune–Reischauer? kat
Yale Romanization? kās

Noun

(gat)

  1. reserve, pasture
  2. (dialectal) side, edge
Derived terms
  • 나뭇갓 (namutgat)
  • 말림갓 (mallimgat)

Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

Counter

(gat)

  1. a bundle or bunch of ten dried things tied together
    굴비 여섯 .
    Gulbi yeoseot gat.
    Six bunches of dried fish.

Etymology 5

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

Adverb

(gat)

  1. just now, a moment ago
    다녀갔어요.
    Gat danyeogasseoyo.
    He has just been here.
  2. just, exactly, neither more nor less than
    스물.
    Gat seumul.
    Just twenty (years old).
  3. newly, recently
    아기.
    Gat nan agi.
    A newborn baby.
Derived terms
  • 갓밝이 (gatbalgi, “dawn”)
Synonyms

Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(gat)

  1. : phonetic character
    (eumhun reading: 음역자 (eumyeokja gat), MC reading: )

References

  • Martin, Samuel E.; Yang Ha Lee; Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, pages 57-58.
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