오금

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 오곰〮 (Yale: wòkwóm).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ogeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ogeum
McCune–Reischauer?ogŭm
Yale Romanization?okum

Noun

오금 • (ogeum)

  1. the inside corner or hollow of the knee, elbow, bow, etc.

Usage notes

  • This term has a number of idiomatic uses.

Derived terms

  • 팔오금 (parogeum): the inside corner of the elbow
  • 한오금 (hanogeum): the big inside curves of the Korean bow.

See also

References

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