거웃

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 거웆〮 (Yale: kèwúc). Originally mostly referred to facial hair as in the now-obsolete 입거웃 (ipgeout, “facial hair”), but this sense has been completely displaced by Sino-Korean 수염 (鬚髥, suyeom, “facial hair”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹ut̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [거욷]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geout
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geous
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏut
Yale Romanization?	kewus

Noun

거웃 • (geout)

1. pubic hair

   Synonym: 음모(陰毛) (eummo)

Derived terms

• 불거웃 (bulgeout)
• 씹거웃 (ssipgeout)