목숨

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 목숨 (mwokswum). Possibly from 목 (mok, “neck”) + 숨 (sum, “breath”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[mo̞ks͈um]
  • Phonetic Hangul[목쑴]
Revised Romanization? moksum
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mogsum
McCune–Reischauer? moksum
Yale Romanization? mokqswum

Noun

목숨 • (moksum)

  1. life
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