공기

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

Related terms

• 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

• Gonggi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia