나막신

Korean

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나막신

Etymology

Uncertain, although clearly a compound *나막 (*namak) +‎ 신 (sin, “shoes”) wherein the first component is related to 나무 (namu, “tree”). This first component is sometimes theorized to reflect a pre-Middle Korean form of 나무 (namu) such as *nămăɣ^[1] or *namok,^[2] though there are no attested forms in Middle or Old Korean to support such claims.

First attested as Middle Korean 나모신〮 (nàmwòsín) in the Nammyeongjip eonhae (南明集諺解 / 남명집언해), 1482. Also attested as Early Modern Korean 나무신 (namwusin) in the Gwang jaemulbo (廣才物譜 / 광재물보), 19th century.

With the velar, only first attested as Early Modern Korean 나막신 (namaksin) in the Gukhan hoehwa (國韓會話 / 국한회화), 1895. Also attested as Early Modern Korean 나목신 (namwoksin) in the same work.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ma̠kɕ͈in]
Phonetic hangul: [나막씬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	namaksin
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	namagsin
McCune–Reischauer^?	namaksin
Yale Romanization^?	namak.sin

Noun

나막신 • (namaksin)

namaksin (a traditional Korean clog)
Synonyms: 극자 (geukja), 목극 (mokgeuk), 목리 (mongni), 목혜 (mokhye)

References

^ G. J. Ramstedt (1928) “Remarks on the Korean Language”, in Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne, Helsinki: Finno-Ugrian Society, page 445
^ Ki-Moon Lee, S. Robert Ramsey (2011) A History of the Korean Language, New York: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147

[1] G. J. Ramstedt (1928) “Remarks on the Korean Language”, in Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne, Helsinki: Finno-Ugrian Society, page 445

[2] Ki-Moon Lee, S. Robert Ramsey (2011) A History of the Korean Language, New York: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147

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