목

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.1.1.1 Derived terms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Prefix

[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

[edit] Noun

목 (mok)

1. neck
2. head
3. throat, gullet
4. bottleneck and the like
5. strategic point

[edit] Derived terms

• 목구멍 (mokgumeong, “throat, gullet, windpipe”)
• 목덜미 (mokdeolmi, “nape, back of the neck”)
• 목소리 (moksori, “voice”)
• 목숨 (moksum, “life, breath of life”)
• 목젖 (mokjeot, “uvula”)
• 목청 (mokcheong, “vocal cords”)
• 목마르다 (mongmareuda, “to be thirsty”)
• 목매다 (mongmaeda, “to hang the neck”)
• 목메다 (mongmeda, “to be stifled”)
• 목베다 (mokbeda, “to cut someone's throat”)
• 목쉬다 (mokswida, “to have a hoarse throat”)
• 목아프다 (mogapeuda, “to have a sore throat”)
• 목조르다 (mokjoreuda, “to throttle someone's neck”)
• 목자르다 (mokjareuda, “to cut someone's throat, discharge”)
• 목축이다 (mokchugida, “to quench one's thirst”)
• 골목 (golmok, “alley, lane”)
• 길목 (gilmok, “bottleneck of a road”)
• 발목 (balmok, “ankle”)
• 손목 (sonmok, “wrist”)

[edit] Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 目 (“eye; division, topic”)

[edit] Noun

목 (mok, hanja 目)

1. item

[edit] Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 木 (“tree; wood”)

[edit] Prefix

목 (mok, hanja 木)

1. wood; wooden