이두근

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 二頭筋.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)duɡɯn]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)두근]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	idugeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	idugeun
McCune–Reischauer?	idugŭn
Yale Romanization?	ītwukun

Noun

이두근 • (idugeun) (hanja 二頭筋)

1. biceps (any muscle with two heads)

Synonyms

• 두갈래근 (dugallaegeun)

Hyponyms

• 대퇴이두근 (大腿二頭筋, daetoeidugeun, “biceps femoris”)
• 상완이두근 (上腕二頭筋, sang'wanidugeun, “biceps brachii”)