깃

깃 U+AE43, 깃 HANGUL SYLLABLE GIS Composition: ㄱ + ㅣ + ㅅ ← 깂 [U+AE42] Hangul Syllables 깄 → [U+AE44]

기긱긲긳긴긵긶 긷길긹긺긻긼긽 긾긿김깁깂깃깄 깅깆깇깈깉깊깋
긔 ←	→ 까

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kit̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [긷]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	git
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gis
McCune–Reischauer?	kit
Yale Romanization?	kis

Etymology 1

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 깆〮 (Yale: kíc).

Noun

깃 • (git)

1. (clothing) collar

   Synonyms: 옷깃 (otgit), 의금(衣襟) (uigeum)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 깃가지 (gitgaji)
• 깃동 (gitdong)
• 뒷깃 (dwitgit)
• 맞깃 (matgit)
• 목깃 (mokgit)
• 안깃 (an'git)
• 앞깃 (apgit)
• 옷깃 (otgit)
• 이불깃 (ibulgit)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 짗〮 (Yale: cích).

The modern Standard Seoul form is a result of hypercorrection by Seoul speakers to avoid the /ki/ > /t͡ɕi/ palatalization in southern dialects. The hypercorrected form is first attested in the 19th century as Early Modern Korean 깃 (kis).

Noun

깃 • (git)

1. (somewhat literary)
   1. wings (of a bird)

      Hypernym: 날개 (nalgae)

      • 1946, 박두진／朴斗鎭 (Bak Du-jin)<t:Pak Tu-jin>, 해 (Hae):

        해야, 고운 해야, 늬가 오면 늬가사 오면,
        나는 나는 청산이 좋아라.
        훨훨훨 깃을 치는 청산이 좋아라.
        청산이 있으면 홀로래도 좋아라.

        Hae-ya, goun hae-ya, nui-ga omyeon nui-ga-sa omyeon,
        na-neun na-neun cheongsan-i jo-ara.
        hwolhwolhwol gis-eul chineun cheongsan-i jo-ara.
        cheongsan-i isseumyeon hollo-raedo jo-ara.

        O Sun, lovely Sun! when you come, only when you come,
        may I delight in the verdant hills.
        Fluttering and ruffling its [green] wings, the verdant hills delight me;
        even if I may be all alone, the verdant hills delight me.

   2. feather; plume

      Synonyms: (more common) 깃털 (git'teol), (technical) 우모(羽毛) (umo)

2. fletching (on an arrow)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 깃갈이 (gitgari)
• 깃꼴 (gitkkol)
• 깃대 (gitdae)
• 깃옷 (gidot)
• 깃촉 (gitchok)
• 깃털 (git'teol)
• 꽁지깃 (kkongjigit)
• 덮깃 (deopgit)
• 빼깃 (ppaegit)
• 살깃 (salgit)
• 솜깃 (somgit)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

깃 • (git)

1. litter (e.g. straw or dry grass) used as bedding for animals
2. Synonym of 부싯깃 (busitgit, “tinder”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 고깃깃 (gogitgit)
• 부싯깃 (busitgit)

Etymology 4

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 깆〮 (Yale: kíc).

Noun

깃 • (git)

1. (archaic) share or portion (per person)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 분깃 (bun'git)
• 깃기 (gitgi)

See also

• 몫 (mok)