몸짓

Korean

Etymology

From 몸 (mom) +‎ 짓 (jit).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mo̞mt͡ɕ͈it̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [몸찓]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	momjit
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	momjis
McCune–Reischauer?	momchit
Yale Romanization?	momqcis

Noun

몸짓 • (momjit)

1. gesture, motion

   어린이는 몸짓으로 목이 마르다고 어머니에게 호소했다.

   Eorini-neun momjis-euro mog-i mareudago eomeoni-ege hosohaetda.

   The child gestured to his mother that he was thirsty.

Derived terms

• 몸짓하다 (momjithada)