활시위

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 활시울〮 (Yale: hwàlsìwúl).

Equivalent to (hwal, bow) +‎ 시위 (siwi, string).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwalsiwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwalsiwi
McCune–Reischauer?hwalssiwi
Yale Romanization?hwalqsiwi

Noun

활시위 (hwalsiwi)

  1. bowstring