거꾸로

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 거꿀로 (geokkullo), 꺼꾸로 (kkeokkuro), 꺼꿀로 (kkeokkullo), 거스로 (geoseuro), 거수로 (geosuro), 거수루 (geosuru)

Etymology

From Middle Korean 갓ᄀᆞ로 (kaskolwo). Cognate to Korean 거꾸로 (geokkuro).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽kək͈ulo⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [kək͈uɾo]
• Phonetic hangul: [거꾸로]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geokkuro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geokkulo
Yale Romanization?	kekkwulwo

Adverb

거꾸로 (geokkuro)

1. upside down
2. inverse, reverse

References

• “거꾸로” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
• 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “거꾸로”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎^[1], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 40

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 갓ᄀᆞ로. Cognate to Jeju 거꾸로 (geokkuro)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹k͈uɾo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [거꾸로]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geokkuro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geo'kkulo
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏkkuro
Yale Romanization?	ke.kkwulo

Adverb

거꾸로 • (geokkuro)

1. upside down, inside out
2. backward, in reverse order