염통

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 렴토ᇰ (Yale: lyemthwong).

Perhaps the first syllable is related to Manchu ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠮᠠᠨ (niyaman, heart) and Jurchen 捏麻 (nie-ma /⁠niama⁠/, heart). The second element is —통 (-tong, body part suffix), also found in other words, such as 목통 (moktong, “throat”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeomtong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomtong
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmt'ong
Yale Romanization?yemthong

Noun

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염통 (yeomtong)

  1. heart (as meat)
    염통 구이
    so yeomtong gu'i
    roasted beef heart
  2. (less common, not academic) heart (in general)
    Synonym: 심장(心臟) (simjang)

References

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  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2006) “Why Manchu and Jurchen Look So Un-Tungusic”, in Alessandra Pozzi, Juha Janhunen and Michael Weiers, editors, Tumen jalafun secen aku. Manchu Studies in Honour of Giovanni Stary, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, pages 255-266.
  2. ^ Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 1709.