괴

괴 U+AD34, 괴 HANGUL SYLLABLE GOE Composition: ㄱ + ㅚ ← 괳 [U+AD33] Hangul Syllables 괵 → [U+AD35]

괴괵괶괷괸괹괺 괻괼괽괾괿굀굁 굂굃굄굅굆굇굈 굉굊굋굌굍굎굏
괘 ←	→ 교

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 鬼尼 (Yale: *kwò(y)ní) (Martin 1996, p. 38).

In the hangul script, first attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 괴〯 (Yale: kwǒy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwe̞(ː)] ~ [kø̞(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)/괴(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	goe
McCune–Reischauer?	koe
Yale Romanization?	kōy

Noun

괴 • (goe) (counter 마리)

1. (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, otherwise archaic or obsolete) cat

   Synonym: (Standard Seoul) 고양이 (goyang'i)

Derived terms

• 고양이 (goyang'i)
• 괴발개발 (goebalgaebal)
• 괴상 (goesang)
• 괴수염 (goesuyeom)

 

Etymology 2

Related to standard Korean 게 (ge).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwe̞(ː)] ~ [kø̞(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)/괴(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	goe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	goe
McCune–Reischauer?	koe
Yale Romanization?	kōy

Noun

괴 • (goe)

1. Seoul, Chungcheong, and Pyongan form of 게 (ge, “crab”)
   • 2009 January 2, 김준권 [gimjun'gwon], “게 대신 소똥을 내려 보낸 도깨비의 장난 [ge daesin sottong'eul naeryeo bonaen dokkaebiui jangnan]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 경기도 김포시 월곶면 [gyeonggido gimposi wolgonmyeon]:

     비가 오면은 논에서 인제, 괴가 개울을 따라서 내려오는 거야.

     Bi-ga o-myeon-eun non-e-seo inje, goe-ga gae'ur-eul ttara-seo naeryeoo-neun geoya.

     When it rained, the crabs would follow the brook and come down into the paddy fields.

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

괴 (goe)

More information

1. 塊:

   (MC reading: 塊 (MC khwojH))

2. 愧:

   (MC reading: 愧 (MC kwijH))

3. 怪:

   (MC reading: 怪 (MC kweajH))

4. 壞:

   (MC reading: 壞 (MC kweajH))

5. 乖:

   (MC reading: 乖 (MC kweaj))

6. 傀:

   (MC reading: 傀 (MC kwoj|khwojX))

7. 拐:

   (MC reading: 拐 (MC -))

8. 槐:

   (MC reading: 槐 (MC -))

9. 魁:

   (MC reading: 魁 (MC khwoj))

10. 媿:

    (MC reading: 媿 (MC kwijH))

11. 廥:

    (MC reading: 廥 (MC kwajH))

12. 瑰:

    (MC reading: 瑰 (MC kwoj))

13. 璝:

    (MC reading: 璝)

14. 蒯:

    (MC reading: 蒯 (MC khweajH))

15. 襘:

    (MC reading: 襘 (MC kwajH))

16. 儈:

    (MC reading: 儈 (MC kwajH))

17. 坏:

    (MC reading: 坏)

18. 坯:

    (MC reading: 坯 (MC -))

19. 巜:

    (MC reading: 巜 (MC kwajH))

20. 旝:

    (MC reading: 旝 (MC kwajH))

21. 會:

    (MC reading: 會 (MC kwajH))

22. 桅:

    (MC reading: 桅 (MC kjweX))

23. 櫆:

    (MC reading: 櫆)

24. 欳:

    (MC reading: 欳)

25. 澮:

    (MC reading: 澮 (MC kwajH))

26. 烠:

    (MC reading: 烠 (MC -))

27. 瓌:

    (MC reading: 瓌 (MC kwoj))

28. 癐:

    (MC reading: 癐)

29. 蕢:

    (MC reading: 蕢 (MC khweajH))

30. 蘾:

    (MC reading: 蘾 (MC -))

31. 鄶:

    (MC reading: 鄶 (MC kwajH))

32. 頯:

    (MC reading: 頯 (MC kwijX))

33. 騩:

    (MC reading: 騩 (MC kwij|kwijH))

34. 䯣:

    (MC reading: 䯣 (MC khwijH))

35. 恠: Alternative form of 怪

    (MC reading: 恠 (MC kweajH))

36. 凷: Alternative form of 塊

    (MC reading: 凷 (MC khwojH))

Middle Korean

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koj/, [kǒj]

Noun

괴〯 (kwǒy)

1. a cat

Descendants

• Jeju: 고냉이 (gonaeng'i), 고낭이 (gonang'i), 궤 (gwe)
• Korean: 괴 (goe)
  • ⇒ Korean: 고양이 (goyang'i)