가히

Korean

Etymology

From 가(可) (ga) +‎ 히 (-hi, adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ʝi]
• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)히]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gahi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gahi
McCune–Reischauer?	kahi
Yale Romanization?	kāhi

Adverb

가히 • (gahi) (hanja 可히)

1. rightly (so); readily

Middle Korean

Alternative forms

• 개〯 (kǎy) — 16th century

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.hí/

Noun

가히〮 (kàhí) (locative 가히〮예〮 (kàhí-yéy))

1. dog

Derived terms

• 가ᇰ아지 (kangaci, “puppy”)

Descendants

• Korean: 개 (gae)