포기

Korean

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰo̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [포기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pogi
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ogi
Yale Romanization?	phoki

Noun

포기 • (pogi)

1. a unit of a plant with root

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 拋棄

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pogi
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ogi
Yale Romanization?	phōki

Noun

포기 • (pogi) (hanja 拋棄)

1. an abandonment

Derived terms

• 포기하다 (拋棄하다, pogihada)