힘줄
Korean
Etymology 1
Of native Korean origin. From 힘 (him, “strength”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 줄 (jul, “line, cord”).
Alternative forms
- 심줄 (simjul) (for the sense “blood vessel”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çimt͡ɕ͈uɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [힘쭐]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | himjul |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | himjul |
McCune–Reischauer? | himchul |
Yale Romanization? | himqcwul |
Noun
힘줄 • (himjul)
- sinew, tendon
- blood vessel
- fibre
Synonyms
- 건 (腱, geon)
Derived terms
- 아킬레스 힘줄 (akilleseu himjul, “Achilles tendon”)
See also
- 뼈 (ppyeo, “bone”)
- 살 (sal, “flesh”)
- 힘살 (himsal, “muscle”)
Etymology 2
Future determiner of 힘주— (himju-, “to concentrate one's effort on something”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çimd͡ʑuɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [힘줄]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | himjul |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | himjul |
McCune–Reischauer? | himjul |
Yale Romanization? | himcwul |
Verb
힘줄 • (himjul) (future determiner of 힘주다)
- Which will concentrate
- Which will be concentrated on