목

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목 U+BAA9, 목
HANGUL SYLLABLE MOG
Composition:ㅁ + ㅗ + ㄱ
← 모
 		Hangul Syllables 몪 →
모목몪몫몬몭몮
몯몰몱몲몳몴몵
몶몷몸몹몺못몼
몽몾몿뫀뫁뫂뫃
몌 ←→ 뫄

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 목 (Yale: mwòk).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mog
McCune–Reischauer?mok
Yale Romanization?mok
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 목의 / 목에 / 목까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

Noun

목 • (mok)

  1. (anatomy) neck
  2. head (especially when severed from the body)
  3. throat; gullet
    목이 말라요. ― Mogi mallayo. ― I am thirsty.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 目 (“eye”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mog
McCune–Reischauer?mok
Yale Romanization?mok

Noun

목 • (mok) (hanja 目)

  1. item
  2. (taxonomy) class
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 木 (“tree”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mog
McCune–Reischauer?mok
Yale Romanization?mok

Noun

목 • (mok) (hanja 木)

  1. Short for 목요일(木曜日) (mogyoil, “Thursday”).
Derived terms

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

Noun

목 (mwòk) (locative 모ᄀᆡ〮 (mwòk-óy))

  1. neck

Descendants

  • Korean: 목 (mok)
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