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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 구무 (Yale: kwùmwù), from pre-Middle Korean <*kwùmùk>.[1] Cognate with Modern Korean 구멍 (gumeong, “hole”).
Noun
구무 • (gumu)
- Gyeongsang form of 구멍 (gumeong, “hole, hollow, cavity”)
References
- ^ Lee, Ki-Moon, Ramsey, S. Robert (2011) A History of the Korean Language, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
Noun
구무 (kwùmwù) (locative 굼긔〮 (kwùmk-úy))
- hole
Descendants