이듭

Korean

Etymology

This is one of a number of Korean words that seem to derive from an ancient root *it meaning "two", which was lost by Middle Korean times. See also 이틀 (iteul, “two days”), 이듬해 (ideumhae, “next year”), 이듬 (ideum, “second plowing of the fields”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ideup
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ideub
McCune–Reischauer?idŭp
Yale Romanization?itup

Noun

이듭 • (ideup)

  1. (rare) two years of age (for livestock animals)
    이듭 먹은 송아지를 잡았다.
    ideup meogeun song'ajireul jabatda.
    We butchered a two-year-old calf.

See also

  • 하릅 (hareup, “animal of one year of age”)
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