잇몸

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum eonhae (訓民正音諺解本 / 훈민정음언해본), 1447, as Middle Korean 닛므윰 (nismuyum). Equivalent to 이 (i, “tooth”) + —ㅅ— (-s-, genitive case) + an unknown second element (not 몸 (mom, “body, flesh”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[inmo̞m]
  • Phonetic Hangul[인몸]
Revised Romanization? inmom
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ismom
McCune–Reischauer? inmom
Yale Romanization? ismom

Noun

잇몸 • (inmom)

  1. (anatomy) gum (flesh around the necks of teeth)
    이가 없으면 잇몸으로 산다.
    Iga eopseumyeon inmomeuro sanda.
    Make do with what you have. [lit. When people do not have teeth, they can still live with their gums.]

Synonyms

  • 닛시울 (nitsiul) (obsolete)

Derived terms

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