후두부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 後頭部, from 後頭 (“back of one's head”) + 部 (“part”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷudubu]
• Phonetic hangul: [후두부]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hudubu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hudubu
McCune–Reischauer?	hudubu
Yale Romanization?	hwutwupu

Noun

후두부 • (hudubu) (hanja 後頭部)

1. (anatomy) (formal) back of one's head

   Synonyms: 후두(後頭) (hudu), 뒤통수 (dwitongsu), 뒷골 (dwitgol), 뒷머리 (dwinmeori)

   그는 피해자의 후두부를 수차례 가격한 것으로 알려졌다.

   Geu-neun pihaeja-ui hudubu-reul sucharye gagyeokhan geos-euro allyeojeotda.

   He reportedly struck the victim multiple times in the back of their head.