# 괴

| 괴 | U+AD34, &#44340; HANGUL SYLLABLE GOE |
| Composition: | ㄱ + ㅚ |
| ← 괳 [U+AD33] | Hangul Syllables | 괵 → [U+AD35] |
괴괵괶괷괸괹괺 괻괼괽괾괿굀굁 굂굃굄굅굆굇굈 굉굊굋굌굍굎굏 :
| 괘 ← | → 교 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 鬼尼 (Yale: *kwò(y)ní) (Martin 1996, p. 38).
In the hangul script, first attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 괴〯 (Yale: kwǒy).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [kwe̞(ː)] ~ [kø̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)/괴(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

괴 • (goe) (counter 마리)
* (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, otherwise archaic or obsolete) cat
    Synonym: (Standard Seoul) 고양이 (goyang'i)

##### Derived terms

* 고양이 (goyang'i)
* 괴발개발 (goebalgaebal)
* 괴상 (goesang)
* 괴수염 (goesuyeom)

### Etymology 2

Related to standard Korean 게 (ge).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [kwe̞(ː)] ~ [kø̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)/괴(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

괴 • (goe)
* Seoul, Chungcheong, and Pyongan form of 게 (ge, “crab”)
** 2009 January 2, 김준권 [gimjun'gwon], “게 대신 소똥을 내려 보낸 도깨비의 장난 [ge daesin sottong'eul naeryeo bonaen dokkaebiui jangnan]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎, 경기도 김포시 월곶면 [gyeonggido gimposi wolgonmyeon]:비가 오면은 논에서 인제, 괴가 개울을 따라서 내려오는 거야.Bi-ga o-myeon-eun non-e-seo inje, goe-ga gae'ur-eul ttara-seo naeryeoo-neun geoya.When it rained, the crabs would follow the brook and come down into the paddy fields.

### Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

괴 • (goe)
* 塊:
    (MC reading: 塊 (MC khwojH))
* 愧:
    (MC reading: 愧 (MC kwijH))
* 怪:
    (MC reading: 怪 (MC kweajH))
* 壞:
    (MC reading: 壞 (MC kweajH))
* 乖:
    (MC reading: 乖 (MC kweaj))
* 傀:
    (MC reading: 傀 (MC kwoj|khwojX))
* 拐:
    (MC reading: 拐 (MC -))
* 槐:
    (MC reading: 槐 (MC -))
* 魁:
    (MC reading: 魁 (MC khwoj))
* 媿:
    (MC reading: 媿 (MC kwijH))
* 廥:
    (MC reading: 廥 (MC kwajH))
* 瑰:
    (MC reading: 瑰 (MC kwoj))
* 璝:
    (MC reading: 璝)
* 蒯:
    (MC reading: 蒯 (MC khweajH))
* 襘:
    (MC reading: 襘 (MC kwajH))
* 儈:
    (MC reading: 儈 (MC kwajH))
* 坏:
    (MC reading: 坏)
* 坯:
    (MC reading: 坯 (MC -))
* 巜:
    (MC reading: 巜 (MC kwajH))
* 旝:
    (MC reading: 旝 (MC kwajH))
* 會:
    (MC reading: 會 (MC kwajH))
* 桅:
    (MC reading: 桅 (MC kjweX))
* 櫆:
    (MC reading: 櫆)
* 欳:
    (MC reading: 欳)
* 澮:
    (MC reading: 澮 (MC kwajH))
* 烠:
    (MC reading: 烠 (MC -))
* 瓌:
    (MC reading: 瓌 (MC kwoj))
* 癐:
    (MC reading: 癐)
* 蕢:
    (MC reading: 蕢 (MC khweajH))
* 蘾:
    (MC reading: 蘾 (MC -))
* 鄶:
    (MC reading: 鄶 (MC kwajH))
* 頯:
    (MC reading: 頯 (MC kwijX))
* 騩:
    (MC reading: 騩 (MC kwij|kwijH))
* 䯣:
    (MC reading: 䯣 (MC khwijH))
* 恠: Alternative form of 怪
    (MC reading: 恠 (MC kweajH))
* 凷: Alternative form of 塊
    (MC reading: 凷 (MC khwojH))

## Middle Korean
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koj/, [kǒj]

### Noun

괴〯 (kwǒy)
* a cat

#### Descendants

* Jeju: 고냉이 (gonaeng'i), 고낭이 (gonang'i), 궤 (gwe)
* Korean: 괴 (goe)
** ⇒ Korean: 고양이 (goyang'i)