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Korean
Etymology
Probably 월(月) (wol, “moon”, Sino-Korean affix) + 귀 (gwi, “ear”) + 탄 (tan, from Manchu ᡨᠠᠨᠠ (tana, “pearl”)).[1]
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | wolgwitan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wolgwitan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | wŏlgwit'an |
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| Yale Romanization? | wel.kwi.than |
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Noun
월귀탄 • (wolgwitan) (Hamgyong, otherwise obsolete)
- earring
- Synonym: 귀걸이 (gwigeori)
- traditional hairpin shaped like an earpick
Usage notes
- The term briefly spread to other dialects in the late nineteenth century, but failed to enter the standard language and was consequently forgotten.
References
- ^ 郭忠求 (2018) “국어의 만주퉁구스어·몽골어系 어휘와 그 지리적 분포 [Manchu-Tungusic and Mongolic vocabulary in Korean and its geographic distribution]”, in Jindan hakbo (in Korean), volume 131, pages 281—309