궁기

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Hamgyong, Gyeongsang, Gangwon dialectal 궁기 (gunggi), 궁게 (gungge), 궁 (gung). Presumably related to standard Korean 구멍 (gumeong).

Noun

궁기 (gunggi)

1. hole, opening

Korean

Noun

궁기 • (gunggi)

1. (Gyeongsang, Gangwon, Hamgyong) Alternative form of 구멍 (gumeong, “hole”)
   • 1998, 곽충구 [gwakchunggu], “동북방언 [dongbukbang'eon]”, in 새국어생활 [saegugeosaenghwal]‎^[1], volume 8, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, page 89:

     궁기 뚧어 아이 진다.

     Gunggi ttulbeo ai jinda.

     There isn't any hole pierced.