화기

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 화긔(火器) (hwagui) – Early Modern

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 火器

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwagi
McCune–Reischauer?hwagi
Yale Romanization?hwāki

Noun

화기 • (hwagi) (hanja 火器)

  1. (obsolete) earthenware
    • 1883, 아메노모리 호슈(雨森芳洲) [Amenomori Hōshū], “彩色”, in 浦瀬裕, editor, 재간교린수지(再刊交隣須知) (jaegan'gyorinsuji)‎NDL NLK, volume 3, 外務省 edition:
      回々靑 회회쳥(回々靑)은 화긔(火噐) 그림 그리는 데 쓴다허옵네다
      hwoyhwoychyeng hwoyhwoychyeng-un hwakuy kulim kulinun tey ssuntahewopneyta
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. firearm
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