육구

Korean

Etymology 1

Calque of English sixty-nine. Equivalently, a Sino-Korean word from 육(六) (yuk, “six”) + 구(九) (gu, “nine”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yukgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuggu
McCune–Reischauer?yukku
Yale Romanization?yuk.kwu

Noun

Derived verbs
Active 육구하다

육구 • (yukgu) (hanja 六九)

  1. sixty-nine (sex position)
Alternative forms
  • 69 (yukgu)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 肉球(にくきゅう) (nikukyū).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yukgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuggu
McCune–Reischauer?yukku
Yale Romanization?yuk.kwu

Noun

육구 • (yukgu) (hanja 肉球)

  1. (uncommon) pad (cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals)
    Synonyms: (colloquial) 젤리 (jelli), (formal, medicine) 발볼록살 (balbolloksal)
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