어금니

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum eonhae (訓民正音諺解本 / 훈민정음언해본), 1446, as Middle Korean  (Yale: em).

1447, 훈민정음 3
牙ᄂᆞᆫ 어미라

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엄니 (Yale: emni).

1447, 석보상절 23:48
엄니 ᄒᆞᆫ 쌍을

First attested in the Hancheong Mun'gam 한청문감 (hancheongmun'gam), 1770, as Middle Korean 아금니 (akumni).

1770, 한청문감 5:51
大牙 아금니

First attested in the Muwon 무원 (muwon), as Middle Korean 아금니 (akumni).

무원 1:30
上下 아금니 불휘

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eogeumni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eogeumni
McCune–Reischauer?ŏgŭmni
Yale Romanization?ekumni

Noun

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어금니 (eogeumni)

  1. molar tooth(teeth), back tooth(teeth)