악귀

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 악기 (akgi).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽akkwi⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [a̠k̚k͈wi]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?akgwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?aggwi
Yale Romanization?ak.kwi

Noun

악귀 (akgwi)

  1. instrument; musical instrument

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 惡鬼 (evil spirit; demon; devil)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠k̚k͈ɥi] ~ [a̠k̚k͈y]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?akgwi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?aggwi
    McCune–Reischauer?akkwi
    Yale Romanization?ak.kwi

    Noun

    악귀 • (akgwi) (hanja 惡鬼)

    1. evil spirit; demon; devil