Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mokjeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mogjeoj
McCune–Reischauer?mokchŏt
Yale Romanization?mokcec

Noun edit

목젖 (mokjeot)

  1. (anatomy) uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)