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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞᄆᆞᆳ쇠〮 (Yale: còmòl-s-swóy). From ᄌᆞᄆᆞ— (como-, “to close, to shut”) (> 잠그— (jamgeu-)) + —ㄹ (-l) + 쇠 (soe, “metal”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | jamulsoe |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jamulsoe |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chamulssoe |
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| Yale Romanization? | camulqsoy |
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Noun
자물쇠 • (jamulsoe)
- lock, padlock
See also
- 열쇠 (yeolsoe, “key”)
- 가두다 (gaduda, “to lock up”)
- 담그다 (damgeuda, “to dip, to submerge”)
- 다물다 (damulda, “to shut”)