개구리

Korean

개구리 (gaeguri)

Etymology

개굴 (gaegul, “croak”, onomatopoeia) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576, as Middle Korean 개고리 (Yale: kaykwoli).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɛɡuɾi] ~ [ke̞ɡuɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [개구리/게구리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaeguri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaeguli
McCune–Reischauer?	kaeguri
Yale Romanization?	kaykwuli

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 개구리의 / 개구리에 / 개구리까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

개구리 • (gaeguri)

1. frog

Synonyms

• (obsolete) 머구리 (meoguri)
• (dialectal) 개구락지 (gaegurakji)

Derived terms

• 개구리밥 (gaeguribap, “duckweed”)

See also

• 두꺼비 (dukkeobi): toad
• 맹꽁이 (maengkkong'i): Cacopides tornieri
• 올챙이 (olchaeng'i): tadpole