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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 거웆〮 (Yale: kèwúc). Originally mostly referred to facial hair as in the now-obsolete 입거웃 (ipgeout, “facial hair”), but this sense has been completely displaced by Sino-Korean 수염 (鬚髥, suyeom, “facial hair”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | geout |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geous |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏut |
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| Yale Romanization? | kewus |
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Noun
거웃 • (geout)
- pubic hair
- Synonym: 음모(陰毛) (eummo)
Derived terms