바깥

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Eorokhae (語錄解 / 어록해), 1652, as Early Modern Korean 밧곁 (Yale: paskyeth). Equivalent to 밖 (bak, “outside”) +‎ 곁 (gyeot, “side”), but no longer perceivable as such.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bakkat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ba'kkat
McCune–Reischauer?pakkat
Yale Romanization?pa.kkath
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 바깥의 / 바깥에 / 바깥까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

바깥 • (bakkat)

  1. outside; outdoors
    Synonym: 밖 (bak)
    Antonym: 안 (an)
    바깥 날씨가 어때요?
    Bakkat nalssiga eottaeyo?
    How is the weather outside?
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