구리

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 구리 (Yale: kwuli).

Noun

구리 • (guri)

copper

Synonyms

동 (銅, dong)
카파 (kapa)
카퍼 (kapeo)

Derived terms

Derived terms

구리돈 (guridon): copper coin
구리쇠 (gurisoe): copper
구리줄 (gurijul): copper wire

구리철사 (구리 鐵絲, guricheolsa): copper wire
구리합금 (구리 合金, gurihapgeum): copper alloy

Related terms

놋쇠 (notsoe): brass
청동 (靑銅, cheongdong): bronze

See also

구리쇠 (gurisoe)
적금 (赤金, jeokgeum)

nouns

구블 (gubeul): (obsolete) hip
구브렁 (gubeureong): (obsolete) elbow
구븨 (gubui): (obsolete) curve, cubit
굽이 (gubi): bend, curve, turn
굽 (gup): hoof

verbs

구부리다 (guburida): to curve, bend
굽다 (gupda): to be bent, curved, crooked

Etymology 2

short for 구렁이 (gureong-i)

Noun

구리 • (guri)

large snake

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