무릎

무릎

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[muɾɯp̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[무릅]

Revised Romanization? mureup Revised Romanization (translit.)? muleup McCune–Reischauer? murŭp Yale Romanization? muluph

Noun

무릎 • (mureup)

1. knee

   무릎까지 내려오는 스커트

   mureupkkaji naeryeooneun seukeoteu

   a skirt of knee length

   최근에, 그녀는 무릎을 다쳤습니다.

   Choegeune, geunyeoneun mureupeul dachyeotseumnida.

   Recently, she hurt her knees.

2. lap

Derived terms

• 무릎 꿇다 (mureup kkulta, “to bend the knees; to kneel down; to surrender”)
• 무릎 맞대다 (mureup matdaeda, “to make friends (literally, knee to knee)”)
• 무릎 치다 (mureup chida, “to slap on the knee to show a great surprise”)
• 무릎에 앉다 (mureupe anda, “to sit on another's lap”)
• 무릎을 베다 (mureupeul beda, “to pillow the head on another's lap”)

See also

• 오금 (ogeum, “the hollow of the knee”)