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Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | git |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gis |
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McCune–Reischauer? | kit |
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Yale Romanization? | kis |
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Etymology 1
First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 깆〮 (Yale: kíc).
Noun
깃 • (git)
- (clothing) collar
- Synonyms: 옷깃 (otgit), 의금(衣襟) (uigeum)
Derived terms
- 깃가지 (gitgaji)
- 깃동 (gitdong)
- 뒷깃 (dwitgit)
- 맞깃 (matgit)
- 목깃 (mokgit)
- 안깃 (an'git)
- 앞깃 (apgit)
- 옷깃 (otgit)
- 이불깃 (ibulgit)
Etymology 2
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 짗〮 (Yale: cích).
The modern Standard Seoul form is a result of hypercorrection by Seoul speakers to avoid the /ki/ > /t͡ɕi/ palatalization in southern dialects. The hypercorrected form is first attested in the 19th century as Early Modern Korean 깃 (kis).
Noun
깃 • (git)
- (somewhat literary)
- wings (of a bird)
- Hypernym: 날개 (nalgae)
1946, 박두진/朴斗鎭 (Bak Du-jin)<t:Pak Tu-jin>, 해 (Hae) [The Sun]:해야, 고운 해야, 늬가 오면 늬가사 오면,
나는 나는 청산이 좋아라.
훨훨훨 깃을 치는 청산이 좋아라.
청산이 있으면 홀로래도 좋아라.- Hae-ya, goun hae-ya, nui-ga omyeon nui-ga-sa omyeon,
na-neun na-neun cheongsan-i jo-ara.
hwolhwolhwol gis-eul chineun cheongsan-i jo-ara.
cheongsan-i isseumyeon hollo-raedo jo-ara. - O Sun, lovely Sun! when you come, only when you come,
may I delight in the verdant hills.
Fluttering and ruffling its wings, the verdant hills delight me;
even if I may be all alone, the verdant hills delight me.
- feather; plume
- Synonyms: (more common) 깃털 (git'teol), (technical) 우모(羽毛) (umo)
- fletching (on an arrow)
Derived terms
- 깃갈이 (gitgari)
- 깃꼴 (gitkkol)
- 깃대 (gitdae)
- 깃옷 (gidot)
- 깃촉 (gitchok)
- 깃털 (git'teol)
- 꽁지깃 (kkongjigit)
- 덮깃 (deopgit)
- 빼깃 (ppaegit)
- 살깃 (salgit)
- 솜깃 (somgit)
Etymology 3
Of native Korean origin.
Noun
깃 • (git)
- litter (e.g. straw or dry grass) used as bedding for animals
- Synonym of 부싯깃 (busitgit, “tinder”)
Derived terms
Etymology 4
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 깆〮 (Yale: kíc).
Noun
깃 • (git)
- (archaic) share or portion (per person)
Derived terms
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