구멍

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugong busi eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 구무 (kwumwu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[kumʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[구멍]
Revised Romanization? gumeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gumeong
McCune–Reischauer? kumŏng
Yale Romanization? kwumeng

Noun

구멍 • (gumeong)

  1. hole, aperture, opening
    벽에 구멍을 뚫다 ― byeoge gumeong-eul ttulta ― to drill a hole in a wall
    바지에 구멍이 났다.
    Bajie gumeong-i natda.
    [I’ve] got a hole in my trousers. [lit. "A hole appeared in my trousers."]
  2. (figuratively) defect, loophole, blind point
  3. (figuratively) loss, deficit

Derived terms

  • 오존 구멍 (ojon gumeong, “ozone hole”)
  • 검은 구멍 (geomeun gumeong, “black hole”)
  • 구멍 가게 (gumeong gage, “small store”)
  • 구덩이 (gudeong-i, “pit, cavity, depression”)
  • 구렁 (gureong, “hollow, cavity, pit”)
  • 골 (gol, “cave, hollow”)
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