괴기

Korean

Etymology 1

/i/-umlaut form of 고기 (gogi).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwe̞ɡi] ~ [kø̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?goegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?goegi
McCune–Reischauer?koegi
Yale Romanization?koyki

Noun

괴기 • (goegi)

  1. (Gyeongsang, Chungcheong, Jeolla dialect, Gangwon, Seoul) Dialectal form of 고기 (gogi, meat; fish)
    • 2010 January 22, 이종순 [ijongsun], “계모 말 듣고 아들 버린 아버지 [gyemo mal deutgo adeul beorin abeoji]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 강원도 홍천군 서석면 [gang'wondo hongcheon'gun seoseongmyeon]:
      , 사주고, 괴기 사줘서 갖다 아주 할아버지 낋여 드렸다고
      a, ssar-eul sajugo, goegi-reul sajwoseo gatda-ga aju harabeoji-reul jal kkiryeo deuryeotdago
      They said grandfather bought rice and meat and he grilled it very well and gave it to them.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 怪奇 (mysterious, grotesque). Compare 기괴 (gigoe).

Root

괴기 • (goegi) (hanja 怪奇)

  1. Root of 괴기하다 (goegihada). Rarely used alone.