뒤통수

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Tyeonroryeokdyeong (天路歷程 / 텬로력뎡), 1895, as Early Modern Korean 뒷통슈 (Yale: twuys-thwongsyu).

Etymologically a compound of (dwi, back) +‎ 통수 (tongsu, head) and still perceived as such by modern speakers, but the second component does not survive in isolation.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɥi(ː)tʰo̞ŋsʰu] ~ [ˈty(ː)tʰo̞ŋsʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dwitongsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dwitongsu
McCune–Reischauer?twit'ongsu
Yale Romanization?twī.thongswu

Noun

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뒤통수 (dwitongsu)

  1. back of one's head
    Synonyms: 뒷머리 (dwinmeori), 뒷골 (dwitgol), 후두(後頭) (hudu), 후두부(後頭部) (hudubu)
    Coordinate term: 옆통수 (yeoptongsu)
    뒤통수 치다
    dwitongsu-reul chida
    to stab in the back; to betray
    한테 하도 아서 뒤통수 아직도 아파.
    Gyae-hante hado maj-aseo dwitongsu-ga ajikdo apa.
    They hit me so much that the back of my head still hurts.

Alternative forms

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