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Korean

U+3131, ㄱ
HANGUL LETTER KIYEOK
[unassigned: U+312E–U+3130]

[U+312D]
Hangul Compatibility Jamo
[U+3132]

Syllable

(gwi)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of and .

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

(gwi) ear

Noun

(gwi)

  1. ear, auricle
    에 경 읽기soegwie gyeong ilgi ― As useless as reciting a sutra to the ears of a cow.
    로 듣고 다른 로 흘리다.
    Han gwiro deutgo dareun gwiro heullida.
    To go in one ear and out the other.
    에 걸면 (엣)고리, 코에 걸면 코(엣)고리.
    Gwie geolmyeon gwi(et)gori, ko-e geolmyeon ko(et)gori.
    As indiscreet as applying a ring to the ear and to the nose alike.
  2. spout, lip (for pouring)
  3. corner, edge, protrusion
  4. eye of a needle
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 귀걸이 (gwigeori, “earring”)
  • 귓가 (gwitga, “outer ear; pinna”)
  • 귓구멍 (gwitgumeong, “ear canal”)
  • 귓바퀴 (gwitbakwi, “auricle”)
  • 귓밥 (gwitbap, “thickness of the earlobe”)
  • 귓병 (gwitbyeong, “earache”)
  • 귓불 (gwitbul, “ear disease”)
  • 귓속 (gwitsok, “inner ear”)
  • 귓전 (gwitjeon, “outer ear”)
  • 귓집 (gwitjip, “earflap”)
  • 말귀 (malgwi, “ear, understanding”)
  • 바늘귀 (baneulgwi, “eye of a needle”)
  • 쇠귀 (soegwi, “cow's ear”)
Related terms
  • 귀때 (gwittae, “spout”)

Syllable

(gwi)