입

Korean

이 익 읶 읷 인 읹 읺 읻 일 읽 읾 읿 잀 잁 잂 잃 임 입 잆 잇 있 잉 잊 잋 잌 잍 잎 잏
의 ←	자 →

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

입 (ip)

1. (anatomy) mouth
2. (anatomy) lips
3. (obsolete) entrance, door; compare 문 (門, mun)

Alternative forms

• 닙 (nib, nip) (obsolete)

Synonyms

• (mouth, lips &anatomy;):
  • 부리 (buri) bill, beak, tip
  • 아가리 (agari) wide mouth (of bowls, etc.; vulgar for men)
  • 주둥이 (judungI) narrow mouth (of bottles, animals, etc.; vulgar for men)
  • 구 (口, gu) mouth, entrance
• (entrance, door):
  • 어귀 (eogwi) approach, entrance
  • 문 (門, mun) door
  • 입구 (入口, ibgu, ipgu) entrance
  • 출구 (出口, chulgu) exit

Derived terms

• 입가 (-ga) lips
• 입거웃 (-geous, -geout) moustache
• 입속 (-sog, -sok) oral cavity
• 입술 (-sul, -sur) lip
• 입시울 (-siul, -siur) (obsolete) lip
• 입언저리 (-eonjeori) lips
• 입천장 (-cheonjang) palate

See also

• Nouns:
  • 목구멍 (moggumeong, mok-) throat
  • 목젖 (mogjeoj, mokjeot) uvula
  • 볼 (bol) cheek
  • 뺨 (ppyam) cheek
  • 이 (i) tooth
  • 잇몸 (ismom, it-) gum, from Old English goma "palate"
  • 턱 (teog, teok) chin, jaw
  • 혀 (hyeo) tongue

• Verbs:
  • 말하다 (mal-hada) To say
  • 마시다 (masida) To drink, inhale
  • 맛보다 (mas-boda, mat-) To taste
  • 먹다 (meogda, meok-) To eat
  • 물다 (mulda) To bite
  • 불다 (bulda) To blow
  • 뱉다 (baetda) To spit
  • 빨다 (ppalda) To suck
  • 삼키다 (samkida) To swallow
  • 숨쉬다 (sum-swida) To breathe
  • 씹다 (ssibda, ssipda) To chew
  • 침흘리다 (chim-heullida) To salivate
  • 핥다 (halhda) To lick

• 구무 (gumu) (obsolete) hole, cavity
• 숨 (sum) breath
• 말 (mal, mar) language
• 맛 (mas, mat) taste
• 침 (chim) saliva