등목

Korean

Etymology

등 (deung, “back”) +‎ 목(沐) (mok, “to wash”, Sino-Korean morpheme).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɯŋmo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [등목]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deungmok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deungmog
McCune–Reischauer?	tŭngmok
Yale Romanization?	tungmok

Noun

등목 • (deungmok) (hanja 등沐)

1. washing or rinsing someone's back (while they are bent over)

   할아버지가 손자에게 등목을 해주었다.

   Harabeoji-ga sonja-ege deungmog-eul hae-jueotda.

   The grandfather gave his grandson a rinse on the back.