Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a̠ɡɥi/ ~ /a̠ɡy/
• Phonetic hangeul: 아귀

Noun

아귀 • ‎(agwi)

1. angle, corner, junction
2. side slit (in raincoat), placket (in skirt)
3. commissure of seed (through which the plumule comes up)
4. (an archer's bow's) curved-in part

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. Probably cognate to 아가리 (agari, “mouth, muzzle”), 아가미 (agami, “gill of a fish”), 아궁이 (agung-i, “fuel hole”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a̠ɡɥi/ ~ /a̠ɡy/
• Phonetic hangeul: 아귀

Noun

아귀 • ‎(agwi)

1. (obsolete) mouth
2. (figuratively) eloquence, boldness in words

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. Perhaps so called from the remarkably big mouth (see #Etymology 2). Compare Japanese 鮟鱇 ‎(ankō, “anglerfish, monkfish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a̠ɡɥi/ ~ /a̠ɡy/
• Phonetic hangeul: 아귀

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Noun

아귀 • ‎(agwi)

1. monkfish

Synonyms

• 안강 ‎(an-gang) (鮟鱇 ‎(an-gang))

See also

• 鮟
• 鱇

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 餓鬼, from 餓 ‎(“to be hungry, to starve”) + 鬼 ‎(“devil, ghost”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa̠ːɡɥi/ ~ /ˈa̠ːɡy/
• Phonetic hangeul: 아:귀

Noun

아귀 • ‎(agwi) ‎(hanja 餓鬼)

1. (Buddhism) preta; starving ghost; a famished devil
2. (figuratively) a greedy person