괭이
Korean
editEtymology 1
editFirst attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean 광이 (Yale: kwang.i).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwɛŋi] ~ [kwe̞ŋi]
- Phonetic hangul: [괭이/궹이]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gwaeng'i |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwaeng'i |
McCune–Reischauer? | kwaengi |
Yale Romanization? | kwayngi |
Noun
edit괭이 • (gwaeng'i)
Derived terms
edit- 곡괭이 (gokgwaeng'i)
Etymology 2
editFrom 고양이 (goyang'i) by regressive assimilation.
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwɛ(ː)ŋi] ~ [ˈkwe̞(ː)ŋi]
- Phonetic hangul: [괭(ː)이/궹(ː)이]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gwaeng'i |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwaeng'i |
McCune–Reischauer? | kwaengi |
Yale Romanization? | kwāyngi |
Noun
edit괭이 • (gwaeng'i)
- Shortened form of 고양이 (goyang'i)
Derived terms
edit- 살쾡이 (salkwaeng'i, “a leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)”)
- 괭이갈매기 (gwaeng'igalmaegi, “a Larus crassirostris”)