가을

gaeul · TOPIK 1

autumn, fall

🍂 ga-eul: sounds like GAther + hULL, the season to gather the harvest

Autumn is harvest time, and one folk etymology links 가을 to an old verb for cutting or gathering crops (dialect 가실 also means harvest). Say ga-eul and hear GAther: the season when the crops come in.

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