공기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 空氣, from 空 (“empty”) + 氣 (“breath”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ko̞ŋɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[공기]
Revised Romanization? gonggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gonggi
McCune–Reischauer? konggi
Yale Romanization? kongki

Noun

공기 • (gonggi) (hanja 空氣)

  1. air
  • 대기 (daegi, “atmosphere”)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Middle Korean 공긔 (kwongkuy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈko̞ːŋɡi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[공:기]
Revised Romanization? gonggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gonggi
McCune–Reischauer? konggi
Yale Romanization? kōngki

Noun
공기 (gonggi).

공기 • (gonggi)

  1. Gonggi, a Korean children's game similar to jacks.
Synonyms
  • 공기받기 (gonggibatgi)
See also
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