월귀탄

Korean

Etymology

Probably 월(月) (wol, “moon”, Sino-Korean affix) +‎ 귀 (gwi, “ear”) +‎ 탄 (tan, from Manchu ᡨᠠᠨᠠ (tana, “pearl”)).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wʌ̹ɭɡɥitʰa̠n] ~ [wʌ̹ɭɡytʰa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [월귀탄]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wolgwitan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wolgwitan
McCune–Reischauer?wŏlgwit'an
Yale Romanization?wel.kwi.than

Noun

월귀탄 • (wolgwitan) (Hamgyong, otherwise obsolete)

  1. earring
    Synonym: 귀걸이 (gwigeori)
  2. traditional hairpin shaped like an earpick

Usage notes
  • The term briefly spread to other dialects in the late nineteenth century, but failed to enter the standard language and was consequently forgotten.

References
  1. 郭(곽)忠(충)求(구) (2018) “국어의 만주퉁구스어·몽골어系 어휘와 그 지리적 분포 [Manchu-Tungusic and Mongolic vocabulary in Korean and its geographic distribution]”, in Jindan hakbo (in Korean), volume 131, pages 281—309
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