힘줄

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin. From 힘 (him, “strength”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ 줄 (jul, “line, cord”).

Alternative forms

• 심줄 (simjul) (for the sense “blood vessel”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çimt͡ɕ͈uɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [힘쭐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	himjul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	himjul
McCune–Reischauer?	himchul
Yale Romanization?	himqcwul

Noun

힘줄 • (himjul)

1. sinew, tendon
2. blood vessel
3. fibre

Synonyms

• 건 (腱, geon)

Derived terms

• 아킬레스 힘줄 (akilleseu himjul, “Achilles tendon”)

See also

• 뼈 (ppyeo, “bone”)
• 살 (sal, “flesh”)
• 힘살 (himsal, “muscle”)

Etymology 2

Future determiner of 힘주— (himju-, “to concentrate one's effort on something”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çimd͡ʑuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [힘줄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	himjul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	himjul
McCune–Reischauer?	himjul
Yale Romanization?	himcwul

Verb

힘줄 • (himjul) (future determiner of 힘주다)

1. Which will concentrate
2. Which will be concentrated on