거미줄

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 거믜〮줄〮 (Yale: kèmúy-cwúl), equivalent to modern 거미 (geomi, “spider”) +‎ 줄 (jul, “string”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomijul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomijul
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmijul
Yale Romanization?kemicwul

Noun

거미줄 • (geomijul)

  1. spiderweb
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