나무껍질

Korean

Etymology

나무 (namu, “tree”) +‎ 껍질 (kkeopjil, “skin, rind, bark”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠muk͈ʌ̹p̚t͡ɕ͈iɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [나무껍찔]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?namukkeopjil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?namu'kkeobjil
McCune–Reischauer?namukkŏpchil
Yale Romanization?namu.kkepcil

Noun

나무껍질 • (namukkeopjil)

  1. bark of a tree
    • 1946, Yi Kwang-su, 죽은 새 [jugeun sae, The Dead Bird]‎:
      간밤 된서리에 축축 늘어진 나뭇잎을 보면 추위를 피하여 땅 속으로 나무껍질 틈으로 황망하게 피난하는 수없는 생명들이 눈에 암암하다.
      Ganbam doenseori-e chukchuk neureojin namudip-eul bomyeon chuwi-reul pihayeo ttang sog-euro namukkeopjil teum-euro hwangmanghage pinanhaneun sueomneun saengmyeong-deur-i nun-e amamhada.
      When I see the tree's leaves droop limply from the harsh frost of the past night, the countless creatures fleeing the cold panickedly into the earth and the cracks of the tree's bark flicker before my eyes.

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