방귀

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Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 바ᇰ〯긔〮 (Yale: pǎngkúy).

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 방기 (放氣, banggi, “releasing gas”). Possibly influenced by 뀌— (kkwi-, “to break, to release (wind)”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?banggwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banggwi
McCune–Reischauer?panggwi
Yale Romanization?pāngkwi

Noun

방귀 • (banggwi)

  1. fart, wind (from the bowels)
    방귀를 뀌다 ― banggwi-reul kkwida ― to pass gas, to break wind, to fart

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