모기
Korean
Alternative forms
- 모구 (mogu) – dialectal
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 모〮ᄀᆡ〮 (Yale: mwókóy).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)기]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mogi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mogi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mogi |
| Yale Romanization? | mōki |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 모기의 / 모기에 / 모기까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Derived terms
- 모기잡이 (mogijabi, “gnatcatcher”)
- 모기장 (mogijang, “mosquito net”)
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