쐐기

쐐기

Korean

Etymology 1

First recorded in the Nammyeongjip eonhae, 1482, as 쇠야미 (soeyami), thereinafter changing in form to 쇠야기 (soeyagi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈs͈we̞ːɡi]
• Phonetic Hangul[쐐:기]

Revised Romanization? sswaegi Revised Romanization (translit.)? sswaegi McCune–Reischauer? sswaegi Yale Romanization? sswāyki

Noun

쐐기 • (sswaegi)

1. wedge

Derived terms

• 쐐기문자 (쐐기文字, sswaegimunja): cuneiform letters

Related terms

• 박다 (bakda): To drive, strike, hammer (nail, stake, wedge, etc. into something)

See also

• 도끼 (dokki): axe, hatchet
• 까뀌 (kkakkwi): axe with the blade perpendicular to the handle

Etymology 2

First recorded in the Naehun, 1475, as 쇠야기 (soeyagi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈs͈we̞ːɡi]
• Phonetic Hangul[쐐:기]

Revised Romanization? sswaegi Revised Romanization (translit.)? sswaegi McCune–Reischauer? sswaegi Yale Romanization? sswāyki

Noun

쐐기 • (sswaegi)

1. caterpillar