보지
Korean edit
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)d͡ʑi]
- Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)지]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | boji |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | boji |
McCune–Reischauer? | poji |
Yale Romanization? | pōci |
Etymology 1 edit
From reconstructed Middle Korean *볻 (*pwot), with suffix 이 (-i, noun suffix).[1] See Yukjin dialect 보대 (bodae, “vulva”), which was a dialect that did not undergo palatalization of /t/. Cognate with Jeju 보뎅이 (bodeng'i, “vulva”) and probably also Japanese 陰 (hoto, “id.”), historically from Old Japanese *potə. Compare also 불 (bul, “genitalia”), surviving in fossilized form in words such as 불알 (bural, “testicle”).
Noun edit
보지 • (boji)
Usage notes edit
- Very vulgar, but not as offensive as 씹 (ssip).
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Korean word from 保持, from 保 (“to protect”) + 持 (“to sustain”).
Noun edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Korean word from 報知, from 報 (“to report”) + 知 (“to know”).
Noun edit
Derived terms edit
- 보지(報知)하다 (bojihada, “to inform”)