가위

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481 as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᇫ애 (kozGay), from Old Korean *kʌ-si-gai (cf. 割子蓋 (MC kɑt̚ t͡sɨX kɑiH) as in Jilin Leishi (雞林類事), c.1103-1104). Compare dialectal forms 가새 (gasae), 강애 (gang-ae, Pyeongan), 가시개 (gasigae, Gyeongsang), 가왜 (gawae) etc. and Jeju ᄀᆞ새 (gᆞsae).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ka̠ɥi] ~ [ka̠y]
  • Phonetic Hangul[가위]
Revised Romanization? gawi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gawi
McCune–Reischauer? kawi
Yale Romanization? kawi

Noun

가위 • (gawi)

  1. (South Korea) scissors

Synonyms
  • (North Korea, Yanbian dialect) 가새 (gasae)

Derived terms

References
  1. Rei Fukui (2018-03-30) 小倉進平『朝鮮語方言の研究』所載資料による言語地図とその解釈―第２集‎, 東京大学人文社会系研究科 韓国朝鮮文化研究室, page 73-76
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