끈

끈 U+B048, 끈 HANGUL SYLLABLE GGEUN Composition: ㄲ + ㅡ + ㄴ ← 끇 [U+B047] Hangul Syllables 끉 → [U+B049]

끄끅끆끇끈끉끊 끋끌끍끎끏끐끑 끒끓끔끕끖끗끘 끙끚끛끜끝끞끟
뀨 ←	→ 끠

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 긶〮 (Yale: kính).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈ɯn]
• Phonetic hangul: [끈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkeun
McCune–Reischauer?	kkŭn
Yale Romanization?	kkun

Noun

끈 • (kkeun)

1. string

Derived terms

• 끄내기 (kkeunaegi)
• 노끈 (nokkeun)

 

Related terms

• 끄나불 (kkeunabul, “agent”)

 

See also

• 실 (sil, “thread”)
• 줄 (jul)