Korean learner dictionary
급- meaning and pronunciation
geup- · geup-
NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.
Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 72378Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
‘갑작스러운’의 뜻을 더하는 접두사.
English: geup- — A prefix used to mean "being unexpected."
Examples
- 급가속
- 급강하
- 급부상
- 급상승
- 급선회
- 급성장
- 2.
‘매우 급한’ 또는 ‘매우 심한’의 뜻을 더하는 접두사.
English: geup- — A prefix used to mean "being very urgent" or "being very severe."
Examples
- 급경사
- 급선무
- 급속도
- Origin
- 急
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