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===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|ko|Curious if this might possibly be related to {{m|ja|顎|tr=agi||[[jaw]]|pos=ancient reading for modern ''ago''}}, and/or {{ja-r|あくび||[[yawn]]}}. Both Japanese terms might be related to {{m|ja|開く|tr=aku||to open}}, curious too if there might be any similar "open" words in Korean?}}
{{ko-etym-native}} Probably cognate to {{ko-l|아가리||[[mouth]], [[muzzle]]}}, {{ko-l|아가미||[[gill]] of a fish}}, {{ko-l|아궁이||fuel hole}}, etc.
{{ko-etym-native}} Probably cognate to {{ko-l|아가리||[[mouth]], [[muzzle]]}}, {{ko-l|아가미||[[gill]] of a fish}}, {{ko-l|아궁이||fuel hole}}, etc.



Revision as of 18:16, 17 January 2024

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?agwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agwi
McCune–Reischauer?agwi
Yale Romanization?akwi

Noun

아귀 (agwi)

  1. angle, corner, junction
  2. side slit (in raincoat), placket (in skirt)
  3. commissure of seed (through which the plumule comes up)
  4. (an archer's bow's) curved-in part

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Curious if this might possibly be related to (agi, jaw, ancient reading for modern ago), and/or あくび (akubi, yawn). Both Japanese terms might be related to 開く (aku, to open), curious too if there might be any similar "open" words in Korean?”

Of native Korean origin. Probably cognate to 아가리 (agari, “mouth, muzzle”), 아가미 (agami, “gill of a fish”), 아궁이 (agung'i, “fuel hole”), etc.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?agwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agwi
McCune–Reischauer?agwi
Yale Romanization?akwi

Noun

아귀 (agwi)

  1. (obsolete) mouth
  2. (figurative) eloquence, boldness in words

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. Perhaps so called from the remarkably big mouth (see #Etymology 2). Compare Japanese 鮟鱇 (ankō, anglerfish, monkfish).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?agwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agwi
McCune–Reischauer?agwi
Yale Romanization?akwi
monkfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

아귀 (agwi)

  1. monkfish
Synonyms
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Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 餓鬼, from (to be hungry, to starve) + (devil, ghost)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)ɡɥi] ~ [ˈa̠(ː)ɡy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?agwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?agwi
McCune–Reischauer?agwi
Yale Romanization?ākwi

Noun

아귀 (agwi) (hanja 餓鬼)

  1. (Buddhism) preta; starving ghost; a famished devil
  2. (figurative) a greedy person