고기

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 姑記 (Yale: *kwoki), which already defines it as meaning both 肉 (“meat”) and 魚／鱼 (yú, “fish”). In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 고기〮 (Yale: kwòkí). See also Jeju 궤기 (gwegi).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고기]

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 고기의 / 고기에 / 고기까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

고기 • (gogi)

1. meat; flesh [from at least 1103]

   저는 고기를 못 먹습니다. ― Jeo-neun gogi-reul mot meokseumnida. ― I can't eat meat.

2. fish (animal) [from at least 1103]

   Synonym: 물고기 (mulgogi)

   연못에 노니는 고기들 ― yeonmos-e nonineun gogi-deul ― fish frolicking in the pond

• "Fish" as meat/food is not called 고기 (gogi), but 생선 (生鮮, saengseon).

• 肉 (yuk), the hanja for "meat, flesh".

Sino-Korean word from 古 (“ancient”) + 記 (“chronicle, statement”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

고기 • (gogi) (hanja 古記)

1. a historical record; an ancient document

• IPA^(key): /kò.kí/, [kò.ɡí]

고기〮 (kwòkí)

1. meat; flesh
2. fish

• Jeju: 궤기 (gwegi)
• Korean: 고기 (gogi)