운검

운검

Korean

Alternative forms

• 별운검 (別雲劍, byeorun-geom)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 雲 (“"high" by status”) + 劍 (“sword”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[unɡʌ̹m]
• Phonetic Hangul[운검]

Revised Romanization? un-geom Revised Romanization (translit.)? ungeom McCune–Reischauer? un'gŏm Yale Romanization? wunkem

Noun

운검 • (un-geom) (hanja 雲劍)

1. (historical, weaponry) highly-decorated single-bladed curved sword used by the member of the royal guards during the Joseon dynasty

See also

• 창포검 (菖蒲劒, changpogeom)
• 환도 (環刀, hwando)