젖가슴

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 젖 (jeot, “milk”) +‎ 가슴 (gaseum, “chest, breast, bosom, heart”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹t̚k͈a̠sʰɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [젇까슴]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeotgaseum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeojgaseum
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏtkasŭm
Yale Romanization?	ceckasum

Noun

젖가슴 • (jeotgaseum)

1. breasts, bosoms, chest, bust

   불룩한 젖가슴 ― bullukhan jeotgaseum ― a large chest

   여인의 젖가슴 ― yeoin-ui jeotgaseum ― a woman's breasts

   젖가슴 아래 둘레 ― jeotgaseum arae dulle ― underbust girth

   젖가슴이 풍만하다 ― jeotgaseum-i pungmanhada ― an ample bosom

See also

• 가슴 (gaseum, “breast, chest”)
• 유방(乳房) (yubang, “breast, udder”)
• 흉부(胸部) (hyungbu, “chest, thorax”)
• 젖 (jeot, “breast, milk, breastmilk”)