괴
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| 괴괵괶괷괸괹괺 괻괼괽괾괿굀굁 굂굃굄굅굆굇굈 굉굊굋굌굍굎굏 | |
| 괘 ← | → 교 |
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Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 鬼尼 (Yale: *kwò(y)ní) (Martin 1996, p. 38).
In the hangul script, first attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 괴〯 (Yale: kwǒy).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwe̞(ː)] ~ [kø̞(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)/괴(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | goe |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | goe |
| McCune–Reischauer? | koe |
| Yale Romanization? | kōy |
Noun
괴 • (goe) (counter 마리)
- (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, otherwise archaic or obsolete) cat
- Synonym: (Standard Seoul) 고양이 (goyang'i)
Derived terms
- 고양이 (goyang'i)
- 괴발개발 (goebalgaebal)
- 괴상 (goesang)
- 괴수염 (goesuyeom)
Etymology 2
Related to standard Korean 게 (ge).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwe̞(ː)] ~ [kø̞(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)/괴(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | goe |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | goe |
| McCune–Reischauer? | koe |
| Yale Romanization? | kōy |
Noun
괴 • (goe)
- Seoul, Chungcheong, and Pyongan form of 게 (ge, “crab”)
- 2009 January 2, 김준권 [gimjun'gwon], “게 대신 소똥을 내려 보낸 도깨비의 장난 [ge daesin sottong'eul naeryeo bonaen dokkaebiui jangnan]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye][1], 경기도 김포시 월곶면 [gyeonggido gimposi wolgonmyeon]:
Etymology 3
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
괴 • (goe)
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Middle Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koj/, [kǒj]
Noun
괴〯 (kwǒy)
- a cat