자개미

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 쟈개얌.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɡɛmi] ~ [t͡ɕa̠ɡe̞mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [자개미/자게미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jagaemi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jagaemi
McCune–Reischauer?	chagaemi
Yale Romanization?	cakaymi

Noun

자개미 • (jagaemi)

1. (anatomy) collective term for the major hollows, i.e. the armpit, the knee pit or popliteal fossa, and the elbow pit or cubital fossa.

Hyponyms

• 겨드랑이 (gyeodeurang'i)
• 오금 (ogeum)
• 슬와 (seurwa)