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Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 宮 (“palace”).
Noun
궁 • (gung) (hanja 宮)
- house, residence
- palace
- (xiangqi) king, palace
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 궁궐(宮闕) (gunggwol, “palace”)
- 궁녀(宮女) (gungnyeo, “lady-in-waiting”)
- 궁성(宮城) (gungseong, “palace”)
- 궁전(宮殿) (gungjeon, “palace”)
- 궁중(宮中) (gungjung, “palace”)
- 궁합(宮合) (gunghap, “marital harmony”)
- 후궁(後宮) (hugung, “emperor's concubine”)
See also
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 弓 (“bow”).
Noun
궁 • (gung) (hanja 弓)
- bow
Synonyms
- (Native Korean): 활 (hwal, “bow”)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 궁도(弓道) (gungdo, “archery”)
- 궁수(弓手) (gungsu, “archer”)
- 궁술(弓術) (gungsul, “archery”)
- 궁시(弓矢) (gungsi, “bow and arrow”)
- 궁형(弓形) (gunghyeong, “arch-shaped”)
- 궁형(穹形) (gunghyeong, “vault, dome-shaped”)
- 반곡궁(反曲弓) (ban'gokgung, “recurve bow”)
- 장궁(長弓) (janggung, “longbow”)
- 현대 복합궁(現代複合弓) (hyeondae bokhapgung, “compound bow”)
- 환목궁(丸木弓) (hwanmokgung, “selfbow”)
See also
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 窮 (“exhaust, impoverished, thoroughly investigate”).
Noun
궁 • (gung) (hanja 窮)
- poverty
- exhaustion
- investigation
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 궁핍(窮乏) (gungpip, “poverty”)
- 무궁(無窮) (mugung, “infinity, eternity”)
- 궁리(窮理) (gungni, “deliberation”)