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Korean
Alternative forms
- (Gyeongnam) 손앙금 (sonanggeum), 손아구지 (sonaguji)
- (Jeonnam, Pyeongbuk) 손타구니 (sontaguni)
- (Jeju) 손아금 (sonageum)
Etymology
First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 손범아귀 (Yale: swon.pem.akwuy). By surface analysis, 손 (son, “hand”) + 범 (beom, “tiger”) + 아귀 (agwi, “mouth”). Possibly a calque of Chinese 手虎口; the word is first attested as a translation of the Chinese form.
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | sonagwi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | son'agwi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sonagwi |
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| Yale Romanization? | son.akwi |
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Noun
손아귀 • (sonagwi)
- the space between the thumb and the other four fingers.
- the grip strength
- the extent of influence
Derived terms
- 손아귀힘재개 (sonagwihimjaegae, “dynamometer”) (North Korea)
See also