나귀

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 라귀〮 (Yale: làkwúy), from Early Mandarin 驢駒 (lǘ jū).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ɡɥi] ~ [na̠ɡy]
Phonetic hangul: [나귀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	nagwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	nagwi
McCune–Reischauer^?	nagwi
Yale Romanization^?	nakwi

Noun

나귀 • (nagwi)

ass, donkey

Derived terms

당나귀 (唐 나귀, dangnagwi, “donkey”)

See also

말 (mal, “horse”)
조랑말 (jorangmal, “nag”)
노새 (nosae, “mule”)
비새 (bisae, “hinny”)

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