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
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
Derived terms
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
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
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