콧물

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seonjong yeonggajip eonhae (禪宗永嘉集諺解 / 선종영가집언해), 1456, as Middle Korean 곳〮믈〮 (Yale: kwó-s-múl).

(ko, nose) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-) +‎ (mul, water).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?konmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kosmul
McCune–Reischauer?k'onmul
Yale Romanization?khosmul

Noun

콧물 • (konmul)

  1. nasal discharge, snot