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U+AEBC, 꺼
HANGUL SYLLABLE GGEO
Composition: +

[U+AEBB]
Hangul Syllables
[U+AEBD]
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Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of -ㅅ- (-s-, 's, genitive particle) + (geo, thing). See -ㅅ-#Usage notes for an explanation of this form.

Pronunciation

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Dependent noun

(kkeo)

  1. (spelling proscribed) Possessed form of (geo, thing, something); something from, something of, something which belongs to someone
    , 내놔.
    Nae kkeo-ya, naenwa.
    That's mine, give it back.
    일본 사면 좋은 ?
    ilbon kkeo-reul samyeon jo'eun ge mwo-ya?
    What's the point of buying something from Japan?

Usage notes

  • The pronunciation is theoretically proscribed, but in practice almost unanimously used.
  • The spelling (kkeo) is widely considered incorrect. The word should always be written as (geo), regardless of the actual pronunciation.
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