고기
Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 姑記 (Yale: *kwoki), which already defines it as meaning both 肉 (“meat”) and 魚 (“fish”). In the Hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 고기〮 (Yale: kwòkí). See also Jeju 궤기 (gwegi).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [고기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gogi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gogi |
McCune–Reischauer? | kogi |
Yale Romanization? | koki |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 고기의 / 고기에 / 고기까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun
고기 • (gogi)
- meat; flesh [from at least 1103]
- 저는 고기를 못 먹습니다. ― Jeo-neun gogi-reul mot meokseumnida. ― I can't eat meat.
- fish (animal) [from at least 1103]
- Synonym: 물고기 (mulgogi)
- 연못에 노니는 고기들 ― yeonmos-e nonineun gogi-deul ― fish frolicking in the pond
Usage notes
- "Fish" as meat/food is not called 고기 (gogi), but 생선 (生鮮, saengseon).
Derived terms
idioms
- 까마귀 고기를 먹었나 (kkamagwi gogireul meogeonna)
compounds
- 개고기 (gaegogi, “dog meat”)
- 고기구이 (gogigu'i, “roast meat”)
- 날고기 (nalgogi, “raw meat”)
- 돼지고기 (dwaejigogi, “pork”)
- 물고기 (mulgogi, “fish”)
- 불고기 (bulgogi, “Korean barbecue”)
- 소고기 (sogogi, “beef”)
- 쇠고기 (soegogi, “beef”)
- 육고기 (yukgogi, “meat as opposed to fish”)
See also
- 肉 (yuk), the hanja for "meat, flesh".
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 古 (古, “ancient”) + 記 (記, “chronicle, statement”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)기]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gogi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gogi |
McCune–Reischauer? | kogi |
Yale Romanization? | kōki |
Noun
고기 • (gogi) (hanja 古記)
- a historical record; an ancient document
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kò.kí/, [kò.ɡí]
Noun
고기〮 (kwòkí)
- meat; flesh
- fish
Descendants
- Jeju: 궤기 (gwegi)
- Korean: 고기 (gogi)