코

코 U+CF54, 코
HANGUL SYLLABLE KO
Composition:ㅋ + ㅗ
← 콓
[U+CF53] 		Hangul Syllables 콕 →
[U+CF55]
코콕콖콗콘콙콚
콛콜콝콞콟콠콡
콢콣콤콥콦콧콨
콩콪콫콬콭콮콯
켸 ←→ 콰

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 곻〮 (Yale: kwóh).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ko
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ko
McCune–Reischauer?k'o
Yale Romanization?kho
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 코의 / 코에 / 코까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

코 • (ko)

  1. nose
  2. nasal fluid
  3. tip
  4. a stitch in knitting
  5. a knot in a net

Derived terms

  • 코끼리 (kokkiri, “elephant”)
  • 코쟁이 (kojaeng'i, “Westerner [pejorative]”)
  • 콧물 (konmul, “nasal fluid; snot”)
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