방귀

Korean

Alternative forms

• 방구 (banggu)

Etymology

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

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 방기 (放氣, banggi, “releasing gas”). Possibly influenced by 뀌— (kkwi-, “to break, to release (wind)”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ŋɡɥi] ~ [ˈpa̠(ː)ŋɡy]
• Phonetic hangul: [방(ː)귀]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	banggwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	banggwi
McCune–Reischauer?	panggwi
Yale Romanization?	pāngkwi

Noun

방귀 • (banggwi)

1. fart, wind (from the bowels)

   방귀를 뀌다 ― banggwi-reul kkwida ― to pass gas, to break wind, to fart

Derived terms

• 방귀뀌다 (banggwikkwida)
• 방귀쟁이 (banggwijaeng'i)
• 알랑방귀 (allangbanggwi)
• 줄방귀 (julbanggwi)
• 콧방귀 (kotbanggwi)
• 헛방귀 (heotbanggwi)