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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 거유〮 (Yale: kèywú).
Perhaps related to Goguryeo *巨老 (*kəru), attested in Samguk sagi toponyms.
Possibly also related to Japanese 雁 (kari, “goose”) and Mongolian галуу (galuu, “goose”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | geowi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geowi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏwi |
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| Yale Romanization? | kewi |
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Noun
거위 • (geowi)
- domestic goose unable to fly
- (intestinal) roundworm
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