구무

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 구무 (Yale: kwùmwù), from pre-Middle Korean <*kwùmùk>.[1] Cognate with Modern Korean 구멍 (gumeong, “hole”).

Noun[edit]

구무 (gumu)

  1. Gyeongsang form of 구멍 (gumeong, hole, hollow, cavity)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lee, Ki-Moon, Ramsey, S. Robert (2011) A History of the Korean Language, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147

Middle Korean[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

구무 (kwùmwù) (locative 굼긔〮 (kwùmk-úy))

  1. hole

Descendants[edit]

  • Korean: 구무 (gumu)