겨레

겨레

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도), 1511, as Middle Korean 결에 (Yale: kyel.ey). From 겯— (gyeot-, “to plait”) + —에 (e).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[kjʌ̹ɾe̞]
• Phonetic Hangul[겨레]

Revised Romanization? gyeore Revised Romanization (translit.)? gyeole McCune–Reischauer? kyŏre Yale Romanization? kyeley

Noun

겨레 • (gyeore)

1. descendants of the same forefather; brothers; brethren; fellow countrymen

   겨레 사랑

   gyeore sarang

   fraternity among compatriots

2. race; nation; people

   우리 겨레의 역사

   uri gyeoreui yeoksa

   history of our nation

   말은 겨레의 얼이다.

   Mareun gyeoreui eorida.

   Language is the soul of a nation.

   남북통일은 온 겨레의 염원이다.

   Nambuktong-ireun on gyeoreui yeomwonida.

   Unification of the North and South is the wish of the whole Korean race.

Synonyms

• 민족 (民族, minjok, “nation”)

Antonyms

• 이민족 (異民族, iminjok, “(literally) foreign nation”)
• 오랑캐 (orangkae, “barbarian”)

Derived terms

• 겨레말 (gyeoremal, “national language”)
• 겨레붙이 (gyeorebuchi, “brethren, german, sibling”)
• 배달겨레 (baedalgyeore, “(historically) the earliest Korean nation”)
• 한겨레 (han-gyeore, “(literally) one and the same race”)

See also

• 겨드랑이 (gyeodeurang-i, “armpit”)
• 겨를 (gyeoreul, “free time (after work)”)
• 겨루다 (gyeoruda, “to compete”)
• 겨리 (gyeori, “plough drawn by the two yoked draft animals”)
• 결 (gyeol, “vicinity, layer”)
• 곁 (gyeot, “side, vicinity”)
• 켜 (kyeo, “layer, ply”)
• 켤레 (kyeolle, “pair, conjugation”)
• 띠앗 (ttiat, “brotherhood, fraternity, fellowship”)