그위

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 그위 (Yale: kùwúy). Probably cognate with Japanese きみ.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯɥi] ~ [kɯy]
Phonetic hangul: [그위]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	geuwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geuwi
McCune–Reischauer^?	kŭwi
Yale Romanization^?	kuwi

Noun

그위 • (geuwi)

(native, archaic) officialdom, government, official

Derived terms

구실 (gusil) (from 그위실 or probably 그윗일)
그윗곳 (geuwitgot)
그윗것 (geuwitgeot)
그윗글월 (geuwitgeurwol)
그위나기 (geuwinagi)
그위뜰 (geuwitteul)

See also

Sino-Korean 공 (gong) (公)

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