혀

Korean

Etymology 1

혀혁혂혃현혅혆 혇혈혉혊혋혌혍 혎혏혐협혒혓혔 형혖혗혘혙혚혛
헤 ←	→ 혜

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 혀 • (hyeo)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅎ and ㅕ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 혀 (Yale: hye).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [혀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeo
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏ
Yale Romanization?	hye

Noun

혀 • (hyeo)

1. tongue

Synonyms

• 설 (舌, seol)

Derived terms

• 혀깨물다 (hyeokkaemulda): To bite one's tongue
• 혀꼬부라지다 (hyeokkoburajida): To be crooked (of tongue)
• 혀차다 (hyeochada): To click one's tongue

See also

• 입 (ip): mouth
• 핥다 (halda): To lick