주름

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 줄 (jul, “line, crack”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [주름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jureum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	juleum
McCune–Reischauer?	churŭm
Yale Romanization?	cwulum

Noun

주름 • (jureum)

1. (of skin) wrinkles, lines, furrows

   주름이 간 얼굴 ― jureum-i gan eolgul ― a wrinkled face

2. (of clothes, etc.) creases, rumples, pleats, folds, puckers, gathers, crimples

   주름을 펴다 ― jureum-eul pyeoda ― to iron (literally, “to smooth out the creases”)

Derived terms

• 몽고(蒙古)주름 (Monggojureum, “epicanthic fold”)
• 주름살 (jureumsal, “wrinkles”)
• 주름살제거성형수술(除去成形手術) (jureumsaljegeoseonghyeongsusul, “rhytidoplasty”)
• 주름위(胃) (jureumwi, “abomasum”)
• 질입구(膣入口)주름 (jiripgujureum, “hymen”)