고양이

괴 (goe, “cat”, now largely obsolete) +‎ 앙이 (-ang'i, diminutive suffix). First recorded in 1690, and became popular in the late 19th century. Ultimately from Old Korean *kwò(y)ní, attested in the twelfth-century wordlist Jilin leishi; see 괴 (goe) for more.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ja̠ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고양이]

고양이 • (goyang'i) (counter 마리)

1. cat

   조용한 고양이가 쥐를 잡는다.

   Joyonghan goyang'iga jwi-reul jamneunda.

   The quiet cat catches the mouse. (proverb)

• 길냥이 (gillyang'i, “stray cat”) (neologism)

• 猫 (myo), the hanja for cat

• 고양이 in dictionaries at daum.net