무릇

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɾɯt̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [무륻]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mureut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	muleus
McCune–Reischauer?	murŭt
Yale Romanization?	mulus

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

무릇 • (mureut)

1. in general, generally, on the whole

   Synonyms: 대범(大凡) (daebeom), (literary, dated) 대저(大抵) (daejeo)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Dong'ui bogam (東醫寶鑑 / 동의보감), 1613, as Early Modern Korean 물웃 (Yale: mwul.wus).

Noun

무릇 • (mureut)

1. Japanese jacinth (Barnardia japonica)