고기

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gogi
McCune–Reischauer?	kogi
Yale Romanization?	koki

Noun

고기 • (gogi)

1. meat
2. fish (animal)

Synonyms

• (meat): 살 (sal, “flesh”), 육 (肉, yuk, “flesh, meat”)
• (fish): 물고기 (mulgogi), 어류 (eoryu), 생선 (saengseon)

Derived terms

• 개고기 (gaegogi, “dog, or dog hot-pot”)
• 고기구이 (gogigu'i)
• 날고기 (nalgogi, “raw meat”)
• 돼지고기 (dwaejigogi, “pork”)
• 물고기 (mulgogi, “fish”)
• 불고기 (bulgogi, “roasted meat”)
• 쇠고기 (soegogi), 소고기 (sogogi, “beef”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 古 (“ancient”) + 記 (“chronicle, statement”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gogi
McCune–Reischauer?	kogi
Yale Romanization?	kōki

Noun

고기 • (gogi) (hanja 古記)

1. a historical record; an ancient document