"귀" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [kɥi] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [ky] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: gwi [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 愧 (Yale: *kwúy). In the Hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 귀〮 (Yale: kwúy). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|gy|愧|*kwúy}} First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 愧 (Yale: *kwúy)., {{ko-etym-native|ss|귀〮|kwúy|hangul=y}} In the Hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 귀〮 (Yale: kwúy)., {{ko-l|귀|ear}} 귀 (gwi, “ear”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 귀 • (gwi)
  1. ear, auricle
    Sense id: en-귀-ko-noun-sO8mxv3v Categories (other): Hanja readings, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Hanja readings: 24 29 24 24 0 Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 51 32 9 9 Disambiguation of Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked: 59 20 10 10 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 74 19 4 4 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 76 17 4 4
  2. spout, lip (for pouring)
    Sense id: en-귀-ko-noun-md3sqc4n Categories (other): Hanja readings, Native Korean words, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Hanja readings: 24 29 24 24 0 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 31 46 11 11 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 31 44 12 12 0
  3. corner, edge, protrusion
    Sense id: en-귀-ko-noun-lytf9iUY Categories (other): Hanja readings Disambiguation of Hanja readings: 24 29 24 24 0
  4. eye of a needle
    Sense id: en-귀-ko-noun-YPW23Sbc Categories (other): Hanja readings Disambiguation of Hanja readings: 24 29 24 24 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: (i), the hanja for (english: ear)
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: 귀걸이 (gwigeori) (english: earring), 귀때 (gwittae) (english: spout), 귓가 (gwitga) (english: outer ear; pinna), 귓구멍 (gwitgumeong) (english: ear canal), 귓바퀴 (gwitbakwi) (english: auricle), 귓밥 (gwitbap) (english: thickness of the earlobe), 귓병 (gwitbyeong) (english: earache), 귓불 (gwitbul) (english: earlobe), 귓속 (gwitsok) (english: inner ear), 귓전 (gwitjeon) (english: outer ear), 귓집 (gwitjip) (english: earflap), 말귀 (malgwi) (english: ear, understanding), 바늘귀 (baneulgwi) (english: eye of a needle), 쇠귀 (soegwi) (english: cow's ear)

Syllable

Forms: gwi [romanization]
Etymology: Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-귀-ko-syllable-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 귀 meaning in Korean (5.2kB)

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      "english": "earring",
      "roman": "gwigeori",
      "word": "귀걸이"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "spout",
      "roman": "gwittae",
      "word": "귀때"
    },
    {
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      "english": "outer ear; pinna",
      "roman": "gwitga",
      "word": "귓가"
    },
    {
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      "english": "ear canal",
      "roman": "gwitgumeong",
      "word": "귓구멍"
    },
    {
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      "english": "auricle",
      "roman": "gwitbakwi",
      "word": "귓바퀴"
    },
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      "english": "thickness of the earlobe",
      "roman": "gwitbap",
      "word": "귓밥"
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      "english": "earache",
      "roman": "gwitbyeong",
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      "english": "earlobe",
      "roman": "gwitbul",
      "word": "귓불"
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      "english": "inner ear",
      "roman": "gwitsok",
      "word": "귓속"
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      "english": "earflap",
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      "english": "ear, understanding",
      "roman": "malgwi",
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      "english": "eye of a needle",
      "roman": "baneulgwi",
      "word": "바늘귀"
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      "english": "cow's ear",
      "roman": "soegwi",
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          "english": "To go in one ear and out the other.",
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        {
          "english": "As useless as reciting a sutra to the ears of a cow.",
          "roman": "soegwi-e gyeong ilgi",
          "text": "쇠귀에 경 읽기",
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        },
        {
          "text": "귀에 걸면 귀(엣)고리, 코에 걸면 코(엣)고리.\nGwi-e geolmyeon gwi(et)gori, ko-e geolmyeon ko(et)gori.\nAs indiscreet as applying a ring to the ear and to the nose alike.",
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        "spout, lip (for pouring)"
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          "eye",
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          "needle",
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      "ipa": "[kɥi]",
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      "ipa": "[ky]",
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    },
    {
      "other": "[귀]"
    }
  ],
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      "english": "earring",
      "roman": "gwigeori",
      "word": "귀걸이"
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      "english": "spout",
      "roman": "gwittae",
      "word": "귀때"
    },
    {
      "english": "outer ear; pinna",
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      "word": "귓가"
    },
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      "english": "ear canal",
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      "word": "귓구멍"
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      "english": "auricle",
      "roman": "gwitbakwi",
      "word": "귓바퀴"
    },
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      "english": "thickness of the earlobe",
      "roman": "gwitbap",
      "word": "귓밥"
    },
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      "english": "earache",
      "roman": "gwitbyeong",
      "word": "귓병"
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      "english": "earlobe",
      "roman": "gwitbul",
      "word": "귓불"
    },
    {
      "english": "inner ear",
      "roman": "gwitsok",
      "word": "귓속"
    },
    {
      "english": "outer ear",
      "roman": "gwitjeon",
      "word": "귓전"
    },
    {
      "english": "earflap",
      "roman": "gwitjip",
      "word": "귓집"
    },
    {
      "english": "ear, understanding",
      "roman": "malgwi",
      "word": "말귀"
    },
    {
      "english": "eye of a needle",
      "roman": "baneulgwi",
      "word": "바늘귀"
    },
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      "english": "cow's ear",
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        },
        {
          "english": "As useless as reciting a sutra to the ears of a cow.",
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        },
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          "text": "귀에 걸면 귀(엣)고리, 코에 걸면 코(엣)고리.\nGwi-e geolmyeon gwi(et)gori, ko-e geolmyeon ko(et)gori.\nAs indiscreet as applying a ring to the ear and to the nose alike.",
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          "needle",
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