Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 퍼〮기 (Yale: phékì).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogi
McCune–Reischauer?p'ogi
Yale Romanization?phoki

Noun edit

포기 (pogi)

  1. a unit of a plant with root

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 抛棄.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogi
McCune–Reischauer?p'ogi
Yale Romanization?phōki

Noun edit

포기 (pogi) (hanja 抛棄)

  1. an abandonment
Derived terms edit