광배근

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 廣 (“broad; wide”) + 背 (“back”) + 筋 (“tendon; sinew”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋbɛɡɯn] ~ [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋbe̞ɡɯn]
• Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)배근/광(ː)베근]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwangbaegeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwangbaegeun
McCune–Reischauer?	kwangbaegŭn
Yale Romanization?	kwāngpaykun

Noun

광배근 • (gwangbaegeun) (hanja 腸腰筋)

1. (anatomy) latissimus dorsi muscle

Synonyms

• 넓은등근 (neolbeundeunggeun)