무릎

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 무뤂 (Yale: mwùlwùph).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mureup
Revised Romanization (translit.)?muleup
McCune–Reischauer?murŭp
Yale Romanization?muluph

Noun

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무릎 (mureup)

  1. knee
    무릎 꿇다mureup kkultato bend the knees; to kneel down; to surrender
    무릎 맞대다mureup matdaedato make friends (literally, knee to knee)
    무릎 치다mureup chidato slap on the knee to show a great surprise
    무릎까지 내려오는 스커트
    mureup-kkaji naeryeooneun seukeoteu
    a skirt of knee length
    최근 그녀 무릎 다쳤다.
    Choegeune geunyeo-neun mureup-eul dacheotda.
    She recently hurt her knees.
  2. lap
    무릎 앉다mureup-e andato sit on another's lap
    무릎 베다mureup-eul bedato pillow the head on another's lap

Derived terms

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See also

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  • 오금 (ogeum, the hollow of the knee)
  • (seul), the hanja for "knee"