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Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | myeok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | myeog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | myŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | myek |
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Etymology 1
Of native Korean origin.
Noun
멱 • (myeok)
- throat (the front of the neck)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- 멱따다 (myeokttada, “to cut the throat”)
- 멱살 (myeoksal, “flesh or collar around the throat or front of the neck”)
- 멱씨름 (myeokssireum, “to struggle by grabbing the other's or each other's throat or collar”)
- 멱찌르다 (myeokjjireuda, “to pierce the throat”)
See also
- 목구멍 (mokgumeong, “throat, gorge, gullet (perhaps including windpipe, trachea)”)
- 밥줄 (bapjul, “throat, gorge, gullet”)
- 숨구멍 (sumgumeong, “windpipe, trachea”)
- 숨통 (sumtong, “windpipe, trachea”)
Etymology 2
Regular contraction from 미역 (miyeok, “bathing”).
Noun
멱 • (myeok)
- Contraction of 미역 (miyeok, “bathing”).
Etymology 3
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
멱 • (myeok)
- 冪:
- (MC reading: 冪 (MC mek))
- 覓:
- (MC reading: 覓 (MC mek))
- 幎:
- (MC reading: 幎 (MC mek))
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