깃

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kit̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [긷]

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 깆〮 (Yale: kíc).

깃 • (git)

1. (clothing) collar

   Synonyms: 옷깃 (otgit), 의금(衣襟) (uigeum)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 짗〮 (Yale: cích).

The modern Standard Seoul form is a result of hypercorrection by Seoul speakers to avoid the /ki/ > /t͡ɕi/ palatalization in southern dialects. The hypercorrected form is first attested in the 19th century as Early Modern Korean 깃 (kis).

깃 • (git)

1. (somewhat literary)
   1. wings (of a bird)

      Hypernym: 날개 (nalgae)

      • 1946, 박두진／朴斗鎭 (Bak Du-jin)<t:Pak Tu-jin>, 해 (Hae):

        해야, 고운 해야, 늬가 오면 늬가사 오면,
        나는 나는 청산이 좋아라.
        훨훨훨 깃을 치는 청산이 좋아라.
        청산이 있으면 홀로래도 좋아라.

        Hae-ya, goun hae-ya, nui-ga omyeon nui-ga-sa omyeon,
        na-neun na-neun cheongsan-i jo-ara.
        hwolhwolhwol gis-eul chineun cheongsan-i jo-ara.
        cheongsan-i isseumyeon hollo-raedo jo-ara.

        O Sun, lovely Sun! when you come, only when you come,
        may I delight in the verdant hills.
        Fluttering and ruffling its [green] wings, the verdant hills delight me;
        even if I may be all alone, the verdant hills delight me.

   2. feather; plume

      Synonyms: (more common) 깃털 (git'teol), (technical) 우모(羽毛) (umo)

2. fletching (on an arrow)

Of native Korean origin.

깃 • (git)

1. litter (e.g. straw or dry grass) used as bedding for animals
2. Synonym of 부싯깃 (busitgit, “tinder”)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 깆〮 (Yale: kíc).

깃 • (git)

1. (archaic) share or portion (per person)

• 몫 (mok)