무릎께

Korean

Etymology

무릎 (mureup, “knee”) +‎ 께 (kke).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɾɯp̚k͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [무릅께]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mureupkke
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	muleupkke
McCune–Reischauer?	murŭpkke
Yale Romanization?	muluphkkey

Noun

무릎께 • (mureupkke)

1. around the knees

   눈이 무릎께까지 내렸다.

   Nun-i mureupkke-kkaji naeryeotda.

   The snow has fallen up to around the knees.

Related terms

• 가슴께 (gaseumkke, “around the chest/breast”)