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힘줄

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Of native Korean origin. From (him, strength) +‎ (-s-) +‎ (jul, line, cord).

Alternative forms

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  • 심줄 (simjul) (for the sense “blood vessel”)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?himjul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?himjul
McCune–Reischauer?himchul
Yale Romanization?himqcwul

Noun

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힘줄 (himjul)

  1. sinew, tendon
  2. blood vessel
  3. fibre
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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See also
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  • (ppyeo, “bone”)
  • (sal, “flesh”)
  • 힘살 (himsal, “muscle”)

Etymology 2

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Future determiner of 힘주— (himju-, “to concentrate one's effort on something”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?himjul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?himjul
McCune–Reischauer?himjul
Yale Romanization?himcwul

Verb

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힘줄 (himjul) (future determiner of 힘주다)

  1. Which will concentrate
  2. Which will be concentrated on