Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 아귀 (Yale: akwuy).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?agung'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agung'i
McCune–Reischauer?agungi
Yale Romanization?akwungi

Noun edit

아궁이 (agung'i)

  1. fireplace opening
  2. (figurative) mouth