"가끔" meaning in Korean

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Adverb

IPA: [ka̠k͈ɯm] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: gakkeum [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Eorokhae (語錄解 / 어록해), 1652, as Early Modern Korean ᄀᆞᆺ곰 (Yale: koskwom), equivalent to ᄀᆞᆺ (Yale: kos, “just now”) + 곰 (Yale: -kwom, “distributive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|erh|ᄀᆞᆺ곰|koskwom|nodot=y}} First attested in the Eorokhae (語錄解 / 어록해), 1652, as Early Modern Korean ᄀᆞᆺ곰 (Yale: koskwom), {{m|okm|ᄀᆞᆺ|tr=-}} ᄀᆞᆺ, {{okm-l|ᄀᆞᆺ|kos|just now}} ᄀᆞᆺ (Yale: kos, “just now”), {{m|okm|-곰|tr=-}} 곰, {{okm-l|-곰|-kwom|distributive suffix}} 곰 (Yale: -kwom, “distributive suffix”) Head templates: {{ko-adv}} 가끔 • (gakkeum)
  1. occasionally, from time to time, not frequently or regularly Synonyms: 때때로, 어쩌다, 이따끔, 간혹, 간간이

Download JSON data for 가끔 meaning in Korean (2.9kB)

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        {
          "word": "늘"
        },
        {
          "word": "언제나"
        },
        {
          "alt": "恒常",
          "word": "항상"
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          "word": "자주"
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          "english": "very occasionally",
          "roman": "aju gakkeum",
          "text": "아주 가끔",
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        {
          "english": "She was the girl who'd show up now and then when we agreed to meet\nBut really, it's like I met her just yesterday",
          "ref": "2021, 결 [gyeol] (lyrics and music), “가끔 연락하던 애 [gakkeum yeollakhadeon ae]”, in Things I Loved Most 2",
          "roman": "cham eotgeujeokke mannan geot gatae",
          "text": "걘 가끔 언제 만나자면 나오곤 하던 애였는데\n참 엊그저께 만난 것 같애\ngyaen gakkeum eonje mannaja-myeon naogon hadeon ae-yeonneunde",
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          "from time to time",
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          "frequently",
          "frequently"
        ],
        [
          "regularly",
          "regularly"
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        {
          "word": "때때로"
        },
        {
          "word": "어쩌다"
        },
        {
          "word": "이따끔"
        },
        {
          "word": "간혹"
        },
        {
          "word": "간간이"
        }
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        {
          "word": "늘"
        },
        {
          "word": "언제나"
        },
        {
          "alt": "恒常",
          "word": "항상"
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          "word": "자주"
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          "english": "very occasionally",
          "roman": "aju gakkeum",
          "text": "아주 가끔",
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        {
          "english": "She was the girl who'd show up now and then when we agreed to meet\nBut really, it's like I met her just yesterday",
          "ref": "2021, 결 [gyeol] (lyrics and music), “가끔 연락하던 애 [gakkeum yeollakhadeon ae]”, in Things I Loved Most 2",
          "roman": "cham eotgeujeokke mannan geot gatae",
          "text": "걘 가끔 언제 만나자면 나오곤 하던 애였는데\n참 엊그저께 만난 것 같애\ngyaen gakkeum eonje mannaja-myeon naogon hadeon ae-yeonneunde",
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          "from time to time",
          "from time to time"
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          "regularly",
          "regularly"
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        {
          "word": "때때로"
        },
        {
          "word": "어쩌다"
        },
        {
          "word": "이따끔"
        },
        {
          "word": "간혹"
        },
        {
          "word": "간간이"
        }
      ]
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