가가대소

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 呵呵大笑, from 呵呵 (haha) + 大笑 (big laugh).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠ɡa̠dɛsʰo̞] ~ [ka̠ɡa̠de̞sʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gagadaeso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gagadaeso
McCune–Reischauer?kagadaeso
Yale Romanization?kakatayso

Noun

가가대소 • (gagadaeso) (hanja 呵呵大笑)

  1. (literary) loud laughter
    Synonym: 간간대소(衎衎大笑) (gan'gandaeso)

Derived terms

  • 가가대소(呵呵大笑)하다 (gagadaesohada)