보지

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	boji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	boji
McCune–Reischauer?	poji
Yale Romanization?	pōci

Etymology 1

From reconstructed Middle Korean *볻 (*pwot), with suffix 이 (-i, noun suffix). See Yukjin dialect 보대 (bodae, “vulva”), which was a dialect that did not undergo palatalization of /t/. Cognate with Jeju 보뎅이 (bodeng'i, “vulva”) and probably also Japanese 陰 (hoto, “id.”), historically from Old Japanese *potə. Compare also 불 (bul, “genitalia”), surviving in fossilized form in words such as 불알 (bural, “testicle”).

Noun

보지 • (boji)

1. (vulgar) pussy, vulva, vagina

   Synonym: (not vulgar) 질 (jil)

Usage notes

• Very vulgar, but not as offensive as 씹 (ssip).

See also

• 자지 (jaji)
• 좆 (jot)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 保持, from 保 (“to protect”) + 持 (“to sustain”).

Noun

보지 • (boji) (hanja 保持)

1. (formal, uncommon) preservation, holding, retention

Derived terms

• 보지(保持)되다 (bojidoeda, “to be preserved”)
• 보지(保持)하다 (bojihada, “to preserve”)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 報知, from 報 (“to report”) + 知 (“to know”).

Noun

보지 • (boji) (hanja 報知)

1. (rare) notice, announcement

Derived terms

• 보지(報知)하다 (bojihada, “to inform”)