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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 뭍 (Yale: mwùth).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | mut |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mut |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mut |
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| Yale Romanization? | muth |
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Noun
뭍 • (mut)
- (dry) land (in opposition to the sea)
- Synonyms: 육지(陸地) (yukji), 땅 (ttang)
뭍에 오르다- mut-e oreuda
- to go ashore
- mainland (in opposition to an island)
- Synonyms: 육지(陸地) (yukji), 본토(本土) (bonto)
Derived terms
- 뭍길 (mutgil)
- 뭍물 (munmul)
- 뭍짐승 (mutjimseung)
See also
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
Noun
뭍 (mwùth) (isolated 묻 (mwùt), locative 무틔〮 (mwùth-úy))
- (dry) land
Descendants