attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean <span class="searchmatch">먹</span> (Yale: mek). From Old Chinese 墨 (OC *mlɯːɡ, “inkstick”), an ancient pre-Sino-Korean...
Compound of <span class="searchmatch">먹</span>– (meok–) + 물 (mul, “water”). (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mʌ̹ŋmuɭ] Phonetic hangul: [멍물] 먹물 • (meongmul) (black) ink <span class="searchmatch">먹</span> (meok, “ink”) 묵수...
<span class="searchmatch">먹</span>— (meok-, “to eat”) + -이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix). (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mʌ̹ɡi] Phonetic hangul: [머기] 먹이 • (meogi) food (often of animals);...
Plausibly 눈 (nun, “eyes”) + <span class="searchmatch">먹</span> (meok) + 재(者) (jae). 눈먹재 • (nunmeokjae) (Yukjin, Northern Hamgyong) a blind person Synonym: 소경 (sogyeong)...
From 눈썹 (nunsseop, “eyelash”) + <span class="searchmatch">먹</span> (meok, “ink stick”). (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nuns͈ʌ̹mmʌ̹k̚] Phonetic hangul: [눈썸먹] 눈썹먹 • (nunsseommeok) mascara...
Compound of <span class="searchmatch">먹</span>– (meok–) + 구름 (gureum, “cloud”). (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mʌ̹k̚k͈uɾɯm] Phonetic hangul: [먹꾸름] 먹구름 • (meokgureum) dark clouds; black...
From <span class="searchmatch">먹</span> (meok, “to eat”) + 성(性) (seong, “nature, characteristic”). (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mʌ̹ks͈ʌ̹ŋ] Phonetic hangul: [먹썽] 먹성 • (meokseong) appetite...
Compound of 젖 <span class="searchmatch">먹</span>— (jeot meok-, “to drink milk”) + -이 (-i, agentive noun-deriving suffix). (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nmʌ̹ɡi] Phonetic hangul:...
<span class="searchmatch">먹</span> (meok, “inky black”) + 구렁이 (gureong'i, “rat snake”) (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mʌ̹k̚k͈uɾʌ̹ŋi] Phonetic hangul: [먹꾸렁이] 먹구렁이 • (meokgureong'i) Amur...
From <span class="searchmatch">먹</span> (meok, “eat”) + -기 (-gi, “-ing”). (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mʌ̹k̚k͈i] Phonetic hangul: [먹끼] 먹기 • (meokgi) verbal noun of 먹다 (meokda, “to...