고양이

goyangi · TOPIK 1

cat

고양이 — cat

🐱 goyangi: go, yang-i! Sounds like calling a cat named Yangi

From older Korean goe (cat) plus the diminutive ending -angi, so it literally means little cat. The same -angi/-aji ending shows up in other small-animal words like gangaji (puppy).

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