손목

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 손 (son, “hand”) +‎ 목 (mok, “neck”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞nmo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [손목]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sonmok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sonmog
McCune–Reischauer?	sonmok
Yale Romanization?	sonmok

Noun

손목 • (sonmok)

1. wrist

Synonyms

• 팔목 (palmok): wrist, literally, "the neck of the arm"

Antonyms

• 발목 (balmok): ankle, literally, "the neck of the foot"

Derived terms

• 손목시계 (sonmoksigye): wristwatch

Related terms

• 목 (mok): neck
• 손 (son): hand
• 팔뚝 (palttuk): forearm, literally, "the thick of the arm"
• 팔뚝시계 (palttuksigye): wristwatch
• 팔목시계 (palmoksigye): wristwatch