각시

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 각시 (gaksi).

Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽kaksi⫽
(Jeju City) IPA^(key): [ka̠kɕ͈i]
Phonetic hangul: [각씨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gaksi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gagsi
Yale Romanization^?	kak.si

Noun

각시 (gaksi)

wife
Synonyms: 아내 (anae), 여펜 (yeopen)

References

“각시” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠kɕ͈i]
Phonetic hangul: [각씨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gaksi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gagsi
McCune–Reischauer^?	kaksi
Yale Romanization^?	kak.si

Noun

각시 • (gaksi)

(dated) wife
(dated) bride in a wedding

Derived terms

각시메뚜기 (gaksimettugi, “species of cricket”)
꼭두각시 (kkokdugaksi, “puppet”)
우렁각시 (ureonggaksi, “someone who helps others secretly”)

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kàk.sí/

Noun

각시〮 (kàksí)

woman (especially beautiful and young)
Synonyms: 겨〯집 (kyěcìp), 갓 (kàs)
bride
wife
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:쳐

Descendants

Jeju: 각시 (gaksi)
Korean: 각시 (gaksi)