Korean etymology : Query result

Proto-Korean: *ka, *ko

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: interrogative particle

Russian meaning: вопросительная частица

Modern Korean: -ka, -ga, -ko, -go

Middle Korean: -ka, -kó

Comments: Nam 45, KED 2, 133.

Proto-Korean: *kam-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to be unable to, to be insufficient for

Russian meaning: быть неспособным, недостаточным для ч.-л.

Modern Korean: kam-gi-

Comments: SKE 91-92.

Proto-Korean: *kàm-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to wind around

Russian meaning: обвивать, наматывать

Modern Korean: kām-

Middle Korean: kàm-

Comments: Liu 29, KED 50.

Proto-Korean: *kắm-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to close (eyes)

Russian meaning: закрывать (глаза)

Modern Korean: kām-

Middle Korean: kắm-

Comments: Nam 23, KED 50.

Proto-Korean: *kăm-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to hide, conceal

Russian meaning: прятать, скрывать

Modern Korean: kamčhu-

Middle Korean: kăm-čho-

Comments: Nam 24, KED 55.

Proto-Korean: *kàmá

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: crown of head

Russian meaning: верхушка головы

Modern Korean: kama

Middle Korean: kàmá

Comments: Liu 20, HMCH 51, KED 14.

Proto-Korean: *kàmá

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: cauldron

Russian meaning: котел

Modern Korean: kama

Middle Korean: kàmá

Comments: Nam 4, KED 14.

Proto-Korean: *kàmà'ótí

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: cormorant

Russian meaning: баклан

Modern Korean: kamauǯi

Middle Korean: kàmà'ótí

Comments: Nam 4 (HMCH 184), KED 15.

Proto-Korean: *kắmắr

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: drought

Russian meaning: засуха

Modern Korean: kamul

Middle Korean: kắmắr

Comments: Nam 13, KED 17.

Proto-Korean: *kàmór-thì

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: eel; (KED) snake fish (Channa argus), snakehead, mullet

Russian meaning: угорь

Modern Korean: kamulčhi

Middle Korean: kàmóthì, kamorthi

Comments: Nam 4, KED 17.

Proto-Korean: *kằńắi

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: scissors

Russian meaning: ножницы

Modern Korean: kawi

Middle Korean: kằńắi

Comments: Nam 14, KED 23.

Proto-Korean: *kằńằm

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: material, cloth

Russian meaning: материал, ткань

Modern Korean: kām

Middle Korean: kằńằm

Comments: Nam 13, KED 49.

Proto-Korean: *kắnắr-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: thin, fine

Russian meaning: тонкий, изящный

Modern Korean: kanɨl-

Middle Korean: kắnắr-

Comments: Nam 9, KED 5.

Proto-Korean: *kắnắrh

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: shadow

Russian meaning: тень

Modern Korean: kɨnɨl

Middle Korean: kắnắr (kắnắrh-)

Comments: Nam 9, KED 232.

Proto-Korean: *kàŋ-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 dog 2 puppy

Russian meaning: 1 собака 2 щенок

Modern Korean: kǟ 1, kaŋaǯi 2

Middle Korean: kàhí 1, kàŋ'àčí 2

Comments: Nam 8, 28, KED 65, 61. The form kàhí points to a suffixed *kàŋ-h- ( < *kaŋV-k-). With *-ń- cf. also MKor. kǝ̀ń'uǝ̀ńí 'a k. of dog' (Liu 50).

Proto-Korean: *kă'oi ( ~ *ko'ăi)

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: dressing for the lower part of body

Russian meaning: одежда для нижней части тела

Modern Korean: koi

Middle Korean: kă'oi, ko'oi

Comments: Nam 15, 48, KED 148. Martin treats the word as a loanword < MC khò 'trousers' + ʔɨj 'clothes'; however, the word means both 'trousers' and 'skirt' in MKor.; the compound is not found in Chinese proper; and the MKor phonology cannot be explained < Chinese. Modern koi (orth. ko'ɨi) may be a secondary modification under Chinese influence.

Proto-Korean: *kà'ón-tắi

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: middle

Russian meaning: середина

Modern Korean: kaun-de

Middle Korean: kà'ón-tắi

Comments: Nam 7, KED 22.

Proto-Korean: *kàpắi-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: light (of weight)

Russian meaning: легкий (о весе)

Modern Korean: kabjǝp-

Middle Korean: kàpắi-jáp-

Comments: Nam 5, KED 17.

Proto-Korean: *kàph- / *kǝ̀ph-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 bark 2 skin

Russian meaning: 1 кора 2 кожа

Modern Korean: k:ǝpčil 1, k:aphɨl, k:ǝphɨl, k:ǝptegi 2

Middle Korean: kàphɨ́r, kàphắr, kǝpčir 1, 2

Comments: Nam 8, 38, KED 29, 89, 103.

Proto-Korean: *kàphɨ́-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to compensate, pay back

Russian meaning: компенсировать, отплачивать

Middle Korean: kàphɨ́-

Comments: HMCH 333.