개구리

Korean
개구리 (gaeguri)

Etymology

개굴 (gaegul, “croak”, onomatopoeia) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576, as Middle Korean 개고리 (Yale: kaykwoli).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛɡuɾi] ~ [ke̞ɡuɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개구리/게구리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaeguri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeguli
McCune–Reischauer?kaeguri
Yale Romanization?kaykwuli
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 개구리의 / 개구리에 / 개구리까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

개구리 • (gaeguri)

  1. frog

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