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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 시울 (Yale: siwul).
Noun
시울 • (siul)
- (dated, possibly archaic) edge, rim, brim of a curved object
- Synonyms: 가 (ga), 가장자리 (gajangjari), 둘레 (dulle), 언저리 (eonjeori), 변두리 (byeonduri)
- (obsolete) bowstring; compare 시위 (siwi)
- (obsolete) string
Derived terms
- 눈시울 (nunsiul): eye brim
- 닛시울 (nitsiul): (obsolete) gum (around the necks of teeth)
- 입시울 (ipsiul): (obsolete) lip; compare 입술 (ipsul)
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