범아귀

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 범아귀 (Yale: pem.akwuy).

By surface analysis, (beom, tiger) +‎ 아귀 (agwi, mouth). Possibly a calque of Chinese 虎口 (hǔkǒu); the word is first attested as a translation of the Chinese form.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)ma̠ɡɥi] ~ [ˈpɘ(ː)ma̠ɡy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beomagwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beom'agwi
McCune–Reischauer?pŏmagwi
Yale Romanization?pēm.akwi

Noun

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범아귀 (beomagwi)

  1. the space between the thumb and the forefinger.

Synonyms

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See also

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