감기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 感氣, from 感 (“to feel”) + 氣 (“qi”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)mɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [감(ː)기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamgi
McCune–Reischauer?	kamgi
Yale Romanization?	kāmki

Noun

감기 • (gamgi) (hanja 感氣)

1. a cold; influenza

   감기가 들다

   gamgi-ga deulda

   to catch a cold (Literally, "A cold enters")

   감기에 걸리다

   gamgi-e geollida

   to catch a cold

Synonyms

• 인플루엔자 (inpeulluenja, “influenza”)
• 고뿔 (goppul)

Related terms

• 코감기 (kogamgi, “runny nose, cold affecting the nose”)
• 목감기 (mokgamgi, “sore throat, cold affecting the neck”)