방귀

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 방긔 (bangkuy). Nativisation of 방기 (放氣, banggi, “releasing gas”), possibly influenced by 뀌— (kkwi-, “to break, to release (wind)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[ˈpa̠ːŋɡɥi] ~ [ˈpa̠ːŋɡy]
Phonetic Hangul[방:귀]

Revised Romanization^?	banggwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	banggwi
McCune–Reischauer^?	panggwi
Yale Romanization^?	pāngkwi

Noun

방귀 • (banggwi)

fart, wind (from the bowels)
방귀를 뀌다 ― banggwireul kkwida ― to pass gas

Derived terms

방귀뀌다 (banggwikkwida)
방귀쟁이 (banggwijaeng-i)
알랑방귀 (allangbanggwi)
줄방귀 (julbanggwi)
콧방귀 (kotbanggwi)
헛방귀 (heotbanggwi)