공기

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 空氣, from 空 (“empty”) + 氣 (“breath”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gonggi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonggi
    McCune–Reischauer?konggi
    Yale Romanization?kongki

    Noun

    공기 • (gonggi) (hanja 空氣)

    1. air

    Etymology 2

    First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 공긔 (Yale: kwongkuy).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋɡi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)기]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gonggi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonggi
    McCune–Reischauer?konggi
    Yale Romanization?kōngki

    Noun

    공기 • (gonggi)

    1. gonggi, a Korean children's game similar to jacks.
    Synonyms
    Descendants
    • → English: gonggi
    See also

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 空 (“empty”) + 器 (“bowl”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?gonggi
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonggi
      McCune–Reischauer?konggi
      Yale Romanization?kongki

      Noun

      공기 • (gonggi) (hanja 空器)

      1. empty bowl
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