거문고

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 거믄〮고〮 (Yale: kèmún-kwó).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹munɡo̞]
Phonetic hangul: [거문고]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	geomun'go
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geomungo
McCune–Reischauer^?	kŏmun'go
Yale Romanization^?	kemunko

Noun

거문고 • (geomun'go)

(music) geomungo (a Korean stringed instrument, made of wood from the Korean paulownia, with six strings which are plucked or flicked to make music)
Synonyms: 현금(玄琴) (hyeon'geum), 현학금(玄鶴琴) (hyeonhakgeum)

황진이는 시조 와 거문고 작품 으로 도 유명하다.
hwangjini-neun sijo-wa geomun'go jakpum-euro-do yumyeonghada.
Hwang Jini is renowned for her sijo and geomungo works.
(astronomy) Lyra
Synonym: 거문고자리 (Geomun'gojari)

Derived terms

거문고자리 (Geomun'gojari, “Lyra, the Lyre”)
거문고바다표범 (geomun'gobadapyobeom, “harp seal”)

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