발기

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?balgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?balgi
McCune–Reischauer?palgi
Yale Romanization?pal.ki

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 勃起.

Noun

발기 • (balgi) (hanja 勃起)

  1. (physiology) erection
    발기를 하게 되면 음경이 커지고 딱딱하게 된다.
    Balgireul hage doemyeon eumgyeong-i keojigo ttakttakhage doenda.
    When getting an erection, the penis becomes bigger and harder.
Derived terms
  • 발기(勃起)되다 (balgidoeda)
  • 발기(勃起)하다 (balgihada, “to become erect”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 發起.

Noun

발기 • (balgi) (hanja 發起)

  1. suggestion; incitement
Derived terms
  • 발기(發起)되다 (balgidoeda)
  • 발기(發起)하다 (balgihada, “to suggest or incite”)
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