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괴(goe, “cat”, now largely obsolete) + 앙이(-ang'i, diminutive suffix). First recorded in 1690, and became popular in the late 19th century. Ultimately from Old Korean*kwò(y)ní, attested in the twelfth-century wordlist Jilin leishi; see 괴(goe) for more.
