오금

Korean

Alternative forms

• (archaic) 오곰 (ogom)

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 오곰 (Yale: wokwom).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞ɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [오금]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ogeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ogeum
McCune–Reischauer?	ogŭm
Yale Romanization?	okum

Noun

오금 • (ogeum)

1. the inside corner or hollow of the knee, elbow, bow, etc.

Usage notes

• This term has a number of idiomatic uses.
  • 오금을 펴다 (ogeum-eul pyeoda) to spread out the knee, to stretch the leg, (metaphorically) to become relaxed

Derived terms

• 팔 (pal)오금 (pal-ogeum) the inside corner of the elbow
• 한 (han)오금 (han-ogeum) the big inside curves of the Korean bow.

Related terms

• 옥 (ok-) (og-) bent, crooked
  • 옥니 (ogni) inturned tooth; compare 어금니 (eogeum-ni) molar, wangtooth
• 옥다 (okda) (ogda) to be bent, crooked
• 오그리다 (ogeurida) (ogeurida) to bend, crook
• 무릎 (mureup) (mureup) knee; lap
• 팔꿈치 (palkkumchi) (pal-kkumchi) elbow

See also

• 구석 (guseok) (guseog)
• 굽 (gup) (gub)
• 굿 (gut) (gus)
• 귀 (gwi) (gwi)
• 귀퉁이 (gwitung'i) (gwitung-i)

• 모 (mo) (mo)
• 모서리 (moseori) (moseori)
• 모퉁이 (motung'i) (motung-i)
• 목 (mok) (mog)
• 골목 (golmok) (golmog)

• 괵 (goek) (geog, 膕) 오금
• 각 (gak) (gag, 角)
• 곡 (gok) (gog, 曲)
• 굴 (gul) (gul, 窟)
• 굴 (gul) (gul, 屈)
• 궁 (gung) (gung, 弓)
• 궁 (gung) (gung, 穹)
• 궁 (gung) (gung, 宮)

References

• 오금 at Naver Dictionary