뒤통수

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Tyeonroryeokdyeong (天路歷程 / 텬로력뎡), 1895, as Early Modern Korean 뒷통슈 (Yale: twuys-thwongsyu).

Etymologically a compound of 뒤 (dwi, “back”) +‎ 통수 (tongsu, “head”) and still perceived as such by modern speakers, but the second component does not survive in isolation.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɥi(ː)tʰo̞ŋsʰu] ~ [ˈty(ː)tʰo̞ŋsʰu]
Phonetic hangul: [뒤(ː)통수]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	dwitongsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	dwitongsu
McCune–Reischauer^?	twit'ongsu
Yale Romanization^?	twī.thongswu

Noun

뒤통수 • (dwitongsu)

back of one's head
Synonyms: 뒷머리 (dwinmeori), 뒷골 (dwitgol), 후두(後頭) (hudu), 후두부(後頭部) (hudubu)

Coordinate term: 옆통수 (yeoptongsu)

뒤통수를 치다
dwitongsu-reul chida
to stab in the back; to betray

걔 한테 하도 맞 아서 뒤통수가 아직도 아파.
Gyae-hante hado maj-aseo dwitongsu-ga ajikdo apa.
They hit me so much that the back of my head still hurts.

Alternative forms

뒷통수 (dwit'tongsu) (misspelling)

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