가끔

Korean

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”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠k͈ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [가끔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gakkeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ga'kkeum
McCune–Reischauer?	kakkŭm
Yale Romanization?	ka.kkum

Adverb

가끔 • (gakkeum)

1. occasionally, from time to time, not frequently or regularly

   Synonyms: 때때로 (ttaettaero), 어쩌다 (eojjeoda), 이따끔 (ittakkeum), 간혹 (ganhok), 간간이 (gan'gani)

   Antonyms: 늘 (neul), 언제나 (eonjena), 항상(恒常) (hangsang), 자주 (jaju)

   아주 가끔 ― aju gakkeum ― very occasionally

   • 2021, 결 (lyrics and music), “가끔 연락하던 애”, in Things I Loved Most 2‎^[1]:

     걘 가끔 언제 만나자면 나오곤 하던 애였는데
     참 엊그저께 만난 것 같애

     gyaen gakkeum eonje mannaja-myeon naogon hadeon ae-yeonneunde
     cham eotgeujeokke mannan geot gatae

     She was the girl who'd show up now and then when we agreed to meet
     But really, it's like I met her just yesterday