대둔근

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大臀筋, from 大 (“big; large”) + 臀 (“buttocks”) + 筋 (“muscle”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)dunɡɯn] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)dunɡɯn]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)둔근/데(ː)둔근]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daedun'geun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daedungeun
McCune–Reischauer?	taedun'gŭn
Yale Romanization?	tāytwunkun

Noun

대둔근 • (daedun'geun) (hanja 大臀筋)

1. (anatomy) gluteus maximus

Synonyms

• 큰볼기근 (keunbolgigeun)