아귀

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɡɥi] ~ [a̠ɡy]
• Phonetic hangeul: [아귀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	agwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	agwi
McCune–Reischauer?	agwi
Yale Romanization?	akwi

Noun

아귀 • (agwi)

1. angle, corner, junction
2. side slit (in raincoat), placket (in skirt)
3. commissure of seed (through which the plumule comes up)
4. (an archer's bow's) curved-in part

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. Probably cognate to 아가리 (agari, “mouth, muzzle”), 아가미 (agami, “gill of a fish”), 아궁이 (agung-i, “fuel hole”), etc.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɡɥi] ~ [a̠ɡy]
• Phonetic hangeul: [아귀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	agwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	agwi
McCune–Reischauer?	agwi
Yale Romanization?	akwi

Noun

아귀 • (agwi)

1. (obsolete) mouth
2. (figuratively) eloquence, boldness in words

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. Perhaps so called from the remarkably big mouth (see #Etymology 2). Compare Japanese 鮟鱇 (ankō, “anglerfish, monkfish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɡɥi] ~ [a̠ɡy]
• Phonetic hangeul: [아귀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	agwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	agwi
McCune–Reischauer?	agwi
Yale Romanization?	akwi

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Noun

아귀 • (agwi)

1. monkfish

Synonyms

• 안강 (鮟鱇, an-gang)

See also

• 鮟
• 鱇

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 餓鬼, from 餓 (“to be hungry, to starve”) + 鬼 (“devil, ghost”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈa̠(ː)ɡɥi] ~ [ˈa̠(ː)ɡy]
• Phonetic hangeul: [아(ː)귀]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	agwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	agwi
McCune–Reischauer?	agwi
Yale Romanization?	ākwi

Noun

아귀 • (agwi) (hanja 餓鬼)

1. (Buddhism) preta; starving ghost; a famished devil
2. (figuratively) a greedy person