Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 거플 (Yale: kephul). Ablaut form: 까풀 (kkapul).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkeopul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkeopul
McCune–Reischauer?kkŏp'ul
Yale Romanization?kke.phul

Noun edit

꺼풀 (kkeopul)

  1. outer layer; skin; film; skim

Derived terms edit