거미줄

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 거믜〮줄〮 (Yale: kèmúy-cwúl), equivalent to modern 거미 (geomi, “spider”) +‎ 줄 (jul, “string”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹mid͡ʑuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [거미줄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geomijul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geomijul
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏmijul
Yale Romanization?	kemicwul

Noun

거미줄 • (geomijul)

1. spiderweb