잇몸
Korean
Alternative forms
- 이몸 (imom), 이발집 (ibaljip) (North Korea)
Etymology
First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum eonhae (訓民正音諺解本 / 훈민정음언해본), 1446, as Middle Korean 닛므윰 (Yale: nismuyum). Equivalent to 이 (i, “tooth”) + —ㅅ— (-s-, genitive case) + an unknown second element (not 몸 (mom, “body, flesh”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[inmo̞m]
- Phonetic Hangul[인몸]
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Noun
잇몸 • (inmom)
Synonyms
- 치은 (chieun)
- 치경 (chigyeong)
- 치육 (chiyuk)
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