이듭

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Korean

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Etymology

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This is one of a number of Korean words that seem to derive from an ancient root *it meaning "two", which was lost by Middle Korean times. See also 이틀 (iteul, “two days”), 이듬해 (ideumhae, “next year”), 이듬 (ideum, “second plowing of the fields”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ideup
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ideub
McCune–Reischauer?idŭp
Yale Romanization?itup

Noun

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이듭 (ideup)

  1. (rare) two years of age (for livestock animals)
    이듭 먹은 송아지를 잡았다.
    ideup meogeun song'ajireul jabatda.
    We butchered a two-year-old calf.

See also

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  • 하릅 (hareup, “animal of one year of age”)