Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 기슭 (Yale: kisulk).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?giseuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?giseulg
McCune–Reischauer?kisŭk
Yale Romanization?kisulk

Noun

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기슭 (giseuk)

  1. foot (of a mountain)
  2. bank, shore, coast (of a sea or a river)