구녁

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. See 구멍 (gumeong).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuɲʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [구녁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gunyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gunyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	kunyŏk
Yale Romanization?	kwunyek

Noun

구녁 • (gunyeok)

1. (Gangwon, Jeolla dialect, Seoul, Chungcheong, Hwanghae) Alternative form of 구멍 (gumeong, “hole”)
   • 1980 January 30, 이주섭 [ijuseop], “부자들을 찾아 천지공사를 한 증산 [bujadeureul chaja cheonjigongsareul han jeungsan]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 전라북도 전주시 전미동 [jeollabukdo jeonjusi jeonmidong]:

     도술을 부렸는지 모르지만... 바우 구녁을 뚫어 놨어요.

     Dosur-eul buryeon-neunji moreu-jiman... Bau gunyeog-eul ttureo nwass-eoyo.

     I don't know if they did any Taoist magic... but a hole was pierced into the boulder.