슬개골

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 膝蓋骨 (“patella”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɯɭɡɛɡo̞ɭ] ~ [sʰɯɭɡe̞ɡo̞ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [슬개골/슬게골]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seulgaegol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seulgaegol
McCune–Reischauer?sŭlgaegol
Yale Romanization?sul.kaykol

Noun

슬개골 • (seulgaegol) (hanja 膝蓋骨)

  1. patella; kneecap
    Synonyms: 슬골 (seulgol), 무릎뼈 (mureupppyeo), 종지뼈 (jongjippyeo)
    Hypernym: 뼈 (ppyeo)
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