기름갖

Korean

Etymology

기름 (gireum) +‎ 갖 (gat), literally "oily leather". First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 기름갓.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kiɾɯmɡa̠t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [기름갇]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gireumgat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gileumgaj
McCune–Reischauer?	kirŭmgat
Yale Romanization?	kilumkac

Noun

기름갖 • (gireumgat)

1. (puristic, archaic) synonym of 막(膜) (“membrane”)

Derived terms

• 그물기름갖 (geumulgireumgat)