구무

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 구무 (Yale: kwùmwù), from pre-Middle Korean <*kwùmùk>. Cognate with Modern Korean 구멍 (gumeong, “hole”).

Noun

구무 • (gumu)

1. Gyeongsang form of 구멍 (gumeong, “hole, hollow, cavity”)

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kù.mù/

Noun

구무 (kwùmwù) (locative 굼긔〮 (kwùmk-úy))

1. hole

Descendants

• Korean: 구무 (gumu)