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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 그위 (Yale: kùwúy). Probably cognate with Japanese きみ.
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | geuwi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geuwi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŭwi |
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| Yale Romanization? | kuwi |
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Noun
그위 • (geuwi)
- (native, archaic) officialdom, government, official
Derived terms
- 구실 (gusil) (from 그위실 or probably 그윗일)
- 그윗곳 (geuwitgot)
- 그윗것 (geuwitgeot)
- 그윗글월 (geuwitgeurwol)
- 그위나기 (geuwinagi)
- 그위뜰 (geuwitteul)
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