구레나룻

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Korean

Etymology

From 구레 (gure, “flank”) + 나룻 (narut, “whiskers”). First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 구레나롯 (Yale: kwuleynalwos).. 날옷 (Yale: nalwos) is an archaic form of 나룻.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gurenarut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gulenalus
McCune–Reischauer?kurenarut
Yale Romanization?kwuleynalwus

Noun

구레나룻 (gurenarut)

  1. sideburns; facial hair extending along the jawline from the ears to the chin.