끗

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkeut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkeus
McCune–Reischauer?kkŭt
Yale Romanization?kkus

Noun

끗 • (kkeut)

  1. A traditional Korean unit of length, for measuring lengths of fabric.
  2. (card games, hanafuda, tujeon) point; a unit of scoring in traditional card games such as hwatu and tujeon.
  3. (card games, hanafuda) clipping of 열끗 (yeolkkeut): A hwatu playing card lower in rank than 광 (gwang) but higher than 띠 (tti).
    Coordinate terms: 광 (gwang), 띠 (tti), 피 (pi)

Derived terms

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