아귀
Korean
Etymology 1
Of native Korean origin..
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[a̠ɡɥi] ~ [a̠ɡy]
- Phonetic Hangul[아귀]
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Noun
아귀 • (agwi)
Etymology 2
Of native Korean origin. Probably cognate to 아가리 (agari, “mouth, muzzle”), 아가미 (agami, “gill of a fish”), 아궁이 (agung-i, “fuel hole”), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[a̠ɡɥi] ~ [a̠ɡy]
- Phonetic Hangul[아귀]
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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
- IPA(key)[a̠ɡɥi] ~ [a̠ɡy]
- Phonetic Hangul[아귀]
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Synonyms
- 안강 (鮟鱇, an-gang)
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 餓鬼, from 餓 (“to be hungry, to starve”) + 鬼 (“devil, ghost”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[ˈa̠ːɡɥi] ~ [ˈa̠ːɡy]
- Phonetic Hangul[아:귀]
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