손아귀

Korean

Alternative forms
  • (dialect) (Gyeongnam) 손앙금 (sonanggeum), 손아구지 (sonaguji)
  • (dialect) (Jeonnam, Pyeongbuk) 손타구니 (sontaguni)
  • (dialect) (Jeju) 손아금 (sonageum)

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 손범아귀 (Yale: son.pem.akwuy).

Synchronically, 손 (son, “hand”) +‎ 범 (beom, “tiger”) +‎ 아귀 (agwi, “mouth”). Possibly a calque of Chinese 手虎口; the word is first attested as a translation of the Chinese form.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞ːna̠ɡɥi] ~ [ˈsʰo̞ːna̠ɡy]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [소ː나귀]
Revised Romanization? sonagwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? son-agwi
McCune–Reischauer? sonagwi
Yale Romanization? sōn.akwi

Noun

손아귀 • (sonagwi)

  1. the space between the thumb and the other four fingers.
  2. the grip strength
  3. the extent of influence

Derived terms
  • (North Korea) 손아귀힘재개 (sonagwihimjaegae, “dynamometer”)

Synonyms
  • 웃아귀 (usagwi)

See also
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