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U+AD34, 괴
HANGUL SYLLABLE GOE
Composition: +

[U+AD33]
Hangul Syllables
[U+AD35]

괿


괘 ←→ 교

Korean

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Etymology 1

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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

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwe̞(ː)] ~ [kø̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(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

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(goe) (counter 마리)

  1. (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, otherwise archaic or obsolete) cat
    Synonym: (Standard Seoul) 고양이 (goyang'i)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Related to standard Korean (ge).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwe̞(ː)] ~ [kø̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(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

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(goe)

  1. Seoul, Chungcheong, and Pyongan form of (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]:
      인제, 개울 따라 내려오 거야.
      Bi-ga o-myeon-eun non-e-seo inje, goe-ga gae'ur-eul ttara-seo naeryeoo-neun geoya.
      When it rained, the crabs would follow the brook and come down into the paddy fields.

Etymology 3

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(goe)

Middle Korean

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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괴〯 (kwǒy)

  1. a cat

Descendants

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  • Jeju: 고냉이 (gonaeng'i), 고낭이 (gonang'i), (gwe)
  • Korean: (goe)