주름

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 줄 (jul, “line, crack”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jureum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?juleum
McCune–Reischauer?churŭm
Yale Romanization?cwulum

Noun

주름 • (jureum)

  1. (of skin) wrinkles, lines, furrows
    주름이 간 얼굴 ― jureum-i gan eolgul ― a wrinkled face
  2. (of clothes, etc.) creases, rumples, pleats, folds, puckers, gathers, crimples
    주름을 펴다 ― jureum-eul pyeoda ― to iron (lit., "to smooth out the creases")

Derived terms

  • 몽고(蒙古)주름 (Monggojureum, “epicanthic fold”)
  • 주름살 (jureumsal, “wrinkles”)
  • 주름살제거성형수술(除去成形手術) (jureumsaljegeoseonghyeongsusul, “rhytidoplasty”)
  • 주름위(胃) (jureumwi, “abomasum”)
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