궁기

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Hamgyong, Gyeongsang, Gangwon dialectal 궁기 (gunggi), 궁게 (gungge), 궁 (gung). Presumably related to standard Korean 구멍 (gumeong).

Noun

궁기 (gunggi)

hole, opening

Korean

Noun

궁기 • (gunggi)

(Gyeongsang, Gangwon, Hamgyong) Alternative form of 구멍 (gumeong, “hole”)
- 1998, 곽충구 [gwakchunggu], “동북방언 [dongbukbang'eon]”, in 새국어생활 [saegugeosaenghwal]‎, volume 8, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, page 89:
  궁기 뚧어 아이 진다.
  Gunggi ttulbeo ai jinda.
  There isn't any hole pierced.

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