Korean

Noun

입 • ‎(ip)

1. (anatomy) mouth
2. (anatomy) lips
3. (obsolete) entrance, door

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) 닙 (nip)

Synonyms

• (mouth, lips &anatomy;):
  • 부리 (buri): bill, beak, tip
  • 아가리 (agari): wide mouth (of bowls, etc.; vulgar for men)
  • 주둥이 (judung-i): narrow mouth (of bottles, animals, etc.; vulgar for men)
  • 구 (口, gu): mouth, entrance
• (entrance, door):
  • 어귀 (eogwi): approach, entrance
  • 문 (門, mun): door
  • 입구 (入口, ipgu): entrance
  • 출구 (出口, chulgu): exit

Derived terms

• 입가 (ipga): lips
• 입거웃 (ipgeout): moustache
• 입속 (ipsok): oral cavity
• 입술 (ipsul): lip
• 입시울 (ipsiul): (obsolete) lip
• 입언저리 (ibeonjeori): lips
• 입천장 (ipcheonjang): palate

See also

• Nouns:
  • 목구멍 (mokgumeong): throat
  • 목젖 (mokjeot): uvula
  • 볼 (bol): cheek
  • 뺨 (ppyam): cheek
  • 이 (i): tooth
  • 잇몸 (inmom): gum
  • 턱 (teok): chin, jaw
  • 혀 (hyeo): tongue

• Verbs:
  • 말하다 (malhada): to say
  • 마시다 (masida): to drink, inhale
  • 맛보다 (matboda): to taste
  • 먹다 (meokda): to eat
  • 물다 (mulda): to bite
  • 불다 (bulda): to blow
  • 뱉다 (baetda): to spit
  • 빨다 (ppalda): to suck
  • 삼키다 (samkida): to swallow
  • 숨쉬다 (sumswida): to breathe
  • 먹다 (meokda): to chew
  • 침흘리다 (chimheullida): to salivate
  • 핥다 (halda): to lick

• 구무 (gumu): (obsolete) hole, cavity
• 숨 (sum): breath
• 말 (mal): language
• 맛 (mat): taste
• 침 (chim): saliva