슬개골

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 膝蓋骨 (“patella”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯɭɡɛɡo̞ɭ] ~ [sʰɯɭɡe̞ɡo̞ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [슬개골/슬게골]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seulgaegol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seulgaegol
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭlgaegol
Yale Romanization?	sul.kaykol

Noun

슬개골 • (seulgaegol) (hanja 膝蓋骨)

1. patella; kneecap

   Synonyms: 슬골 (seulgol), 무릎뼈 (mureupppyeo), 종지뼈 (jongjippyeo)

   Hypernym: 뼈 (ppyeo)