Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 구레나롯 (Yale: kwuleynalwos), from 구레 (gure, variant of 굴레 (gulle, “(horse's) bridle”)) + 나룻 (narut, “whiskers”), literally "bridle whiskers".

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gurenarut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gulenalus
McCune–Reischauer?kurenarut
Yale Romanization?kwuleynalwus

Noun edit

구레나룻 (gurenarut)

  1. sideburns; facial hair extending along the jawline from the ears to the chin.