목젖

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 목졎 (Yale: mwokcyech).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mokjeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mogjeoj
McCune–Reischauer?mokchŏt
Yale Romanization?mokcec

Noun

목젖 • (mokjeot)

  1. (anatomy) uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)
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