거위

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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 Old Korean *巨老 (*kəru), attested in Samguk sagi toponyms.

Possibly also related to Japanese (kari, goose) and Mongolian галуу (galuu, goose). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geowi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geowi
McCune–Reischauer?kŏwi
Yale Romanization?kewi

Noun

거위 (geowi)

  1. domestic goose unable to fly
  2. (intestinal) roundworm

Derived terms

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