공기
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Korean[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 空氣, from 空 (“empty”) + 氣 (“breath”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ŋɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [공기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gonggi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gonggi |
McCune–Reischauer? | konggi |
Yale Romanization? | kongki |
Noun[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- 대기 (daegi, “atmosphere”)
Etymology 2[edit]
First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 공긔 (Yale: kwongkuy).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)기]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gonggi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gonggi |
McCune–Reischauer? | konggi |
Yale Romanization? | kōngki |
Noun[edit]
공기 • (gonggi)
- Gonggi, a Korean children's game similar to jacks.
Synonyms[edit]
- 공기받기 (gonggibatgi)