열끗

Korean

Etymology

From 열 (yeol, “10”) +‎ 끗 (kkeut, “points”). Possibly a calque of Japanese 十点札 (jutten-fuda, “10-point card”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeolkkeut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeolkkeus
McCune–Reischauer?yŏlkkŭt
Yale Romanization?yel.kkus

Noun

열끗 • (yeolkkeut)

  1. (hanafuda) A hwatu playing card lower in rank than 광 (gwang) but higher than 띠 (tti); a hwatu card not marked with the character 光 that depicts an animal, a bridge, or a cup.
    Synonym: 끗 (kkeut)
    Coordinate terms: 광 (gwang), 띠 (tti), 피 (pi)
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