# 연기
## Jeju
### Pronunciation

* (Morphophonemic) IPA: ⫽jənki⫽
* (Jeju City) IPA: [jənɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [연기]

### Noun

연기 (yeongi)
* contact, connection, liaison

## Korean
### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 演技, from 演 (“acting”) + 技 (“talent”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)기]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 演技)
* (theater) acting
    메소드 연기 ― mesodeu yeon'gi ― method acting
    훌륭한 배우는 연기를 하고 있다는 것조차 잊어야 한다.Hullyunghan bae'u-neun yeon'gi-reul hago itdaneun geotjocha ijeoya handa.A good actor must forget the very fact that they are acting.

##### Derived terms

* Verbalization: 연기(演技)하다 (yeon'gihada, “to act”)
* 명연기(名演技) (myeong'yeon'gi, “good acting”)
* 발연기(演技) (baryeon'gi, “bad acting”)
* 연기(演技)돌 (yeon'gidol, “actors from boy bands/girl groups”)
* 연기력(演技力) (yeon'giryeok, “acting talent”)
* 연기장(演技場) (yeon'gijang, “arena, theatre”)
* 연기파(演技派) (yeon'gipa, “actors who succeed because of acting talent”)

##### Related terms

* 배우(俳優) (bae'u, “actor”)
* 연극(演劇) (yeon'geuk, “performance”)
* 연예(演藝) (yeonye, “public entertainment”)

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 煙氣, from 煙 (“smoke”) + 氣 (“gas”). Displaced native 내 (nae) from Middle Korean ᄂᆡ〮 (Yale: nóy), probably because the latter came to develop a large number of homophones.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [jʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [연기]

#### Noun

연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 煙氣)
* smoke
    연기를 맡다/마시다 ― yeon'gi-reul matda/masida ― to inhale smoke
    자욱한 연기가 마을을 뒤덮었다.Jaukhan yeon'gi-ga ma'eur-eul dwideopeotda.A thick smoke has shrouded the town.
    연기가 눈에 들어가서 맵다.Yeon'gi-ga nun-e deureogaseo maepda.It hurts because there is smoke in my eyes.

##### Related terms

* 금연(禁煙) (geumyeon, “no smoking”)
* 끽연(喫煙) (kkigyeon, “smoking”)
* 끽연(喫煙)하다 (kkigyeonhada, “to smoke”)
* 끽연가(喫煙家) (kkigyeon'ga, “smoker”)
* 끽연실(喫煙室) (kkigyeonsil, “smoking room”)
* 끽연자(喫煙者) (kkigyeonja, “smoker, one who smokes”)
* 끽연차(喫煙車) (kkigyeoncha, “smoking car”)
* 흡연(吸煙) (heubyeon, “tobacco smoking”)

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 延期, from 延 (“prolong”) + 期 (“time”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [jʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [연기]

#### Noun

연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 延期)
* postponement
    코로나19 사태로 인하여 졸업식 연기는 불가피하게 되었습니다.Korona19 satae-ro inhayeo joreopsik yeon'gi-neun bulgapihage doeeotseumnida.Due to the COVID-19 crisis, postponement of the graduation ceremony has become inescapable.
    일정을 연기하게 된 점 양해를 부탁드립니다.Iljeong-eul yeon'gihage doen jeom yanghae-reul butakdeurimnida.We ask your pardon for the postponement of the events.

##### Derived terms

* 연기(延期)되다 (yeon'gidoeda, “to be postponed”)
* 연기(延期)하다 (yeon'gihada, “to postpone”)

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 緣起, from 緣 (“dependent”) + 起 (“arising”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [jʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [연기]

#### Noun

연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 緣起)
* (Buddhism) pratītyasamutpāda
** 2009, 해주스님 [haejuseunim], “연기(緣起)의 법칙 [yeon'giui beopchik]”, in Bulkwang Media‎:석존 출가의 과제였던 중생고(衆生苦) 생사고(生死苦)가 연기에 의한 것 […]Seokjon chulga-ui gwaje-yeotdeon jungsaenggo saengsagoga yeon'gi-e uihan geot [ … ] […] that the question for which the Shakyamuni [Buddha] carried out his renunciation, the suffering of the sentient beings and the suffering of the living and the dying, is caused by dependent origination.
* (southern Jeolla dialect) the ties between two people over the course of their lives
    Synonym: 인연(因緣) (inyeon, Standard Korean)
* (Buddhism) easy preaching that laymen can understand
* (Buddhism) a folktale about how a Buddhist temple was founded

##### Derived terms

* 연기(緣起)하다 (yeon'gihada, “to emerge by dependent origination”)

### Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 年 (“year”) + 記 (“record”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [jʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [연기]

#### Noun

| South Korean Standard Language | 연기(年記) (yeon'gi) |
| North Korean Standard Language | 년기(年記) (nyeon'gi) |
연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 年記)
* the date of composition or creation, as recorded on an artistic work
    이 조각상은 1528년이라는 연기가 새겨져 있다.I jogaksang-eun 1528nyeon-iraneun yeon'gi-ga saegyeojeo itda.This sculpture has the creation date of 1528 carved into it.
** 2010s, “신윤복 [sinyunbok]”, in 한식문화사전 [hansingmunhwasajeon]‎:한결 같이 연기(年記)를 밝히고 있지 않아 그의 화풍의 변천과정을 파악하기는 어렵다.Han'gyeol gachi yeon'gi-reul balkigo itji ana geu-ui hwapung-ui byeoncheon'gwajeong-eul paakhagi-neun eoryeopda.As he consistently did not mark the dates of his works, it is difficult to grasp the process by which his painting style developed.
* (archaic) age
    Synonyms: 나이 (nai), 연세 (yeonse, honorific)
* (rare, formal, historical) annals (an historical record of the year's events)
    Synonym: 연대기(年代記) (yeondaegi)

### Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 年 (“year”) + 期 (“period”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [jʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [연기]

#### Noun

| South Korean Standard Language | 연기(年期) (yeon'gi) |
| North Korean Standard Language | 년기(年期) (nyeon'gi) |
연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 年期)
* (formal) a certain number of years
** (Can we date this quote?), “Translation of the United States Constitution”, in Research Institute of the Constitutional Court of Korea‎:각 주의 인구수는 연기(年期) 계약 노무자를 포함한 자유인의 총수에, 과세되지 아니하는 인디언을 제외하고 […]gak ju-ui in'gusu-neun yeon'gi gyeyak nomuja-reul pohamhan jayuin-ui chongsue, gwasedoeji anihaneun Indieon-eul je'oehago [ … ]their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed […]

### Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 連 (“connect”) + 棋 (“game of Go”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [jʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [연기]

#### Noun

| South Korean Standard Language | 연기(連棋) (yeon'gi) |
| North Korean Standard Language | 련기(連棋) (ryeon'gi) |
연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 連棋)
* (game of go) a multiplayer game of Go, with teams playing each side; team members take turns and are not allowed to consult each other
    Hypernym: 바둑 (baduk, “game of Go”)
** 2016, “연세대, 서울대 꺾고 대학바둑 정상 복귀 [yeonsedae, seouldae kkeokgo daehakbaduk jeongsang bokgwi, Yonsei University defeats Seoul, returns to top place in university Go]”, in Chosun Ilbo‎:3대3 연기(連棋)로 열린 2국서도 […]sam-dae-sam yeon'gi-ro yeollin i-guk-seo-do […]even in the second round, a multiplayer game pitting three against three […]

##### See also

* 상담기(相談棋) (sangdamgi, “multiplayer game of Go that allows advice from team members”)

### Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 連 (“connect”) + 記 (“record”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [jʌ̹nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [연기]

#### Noun

| South Korean Standard Language | 연기(連記) (yeon'gi) |
| North Korean Standard Language | 련기(連記) (ryeon'gi) |
연기 • (yeon'gi) (hanja 連記)
* (formal) Synonym of 병기(倂記) (byeonggi, “writing side by side”)

### Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 燕 (“swallow”) + 岐 (“path”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡi]
* Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)기]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Proper noun

연기 • (Yeon'gi) (hanja 燕岐)
* (~군(郡)) A former county of South Korea, annexed into Sejong City in 2012.
* (~면(面)) A township of Sejong City.

### Further reading

* 연기 on the Korean Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{ko}$