Korean

Syllable

목 • ‎(mok)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅁ, ㅗ, and ㄱ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

목 • ‎(mok)

1. neck
2. head, especially when it's severed from body.
3. throat, gullet
4. bottleneck and the like
5. strategic point

Derived terms

• 목구멍 (mokgumeong, “throat, gullet, windpipe”)
• 목덜미 (mokdeolmi, “nape, back of the neck”)
• 목소리 (moksori, “voice”)
• 목숨 (moksum, “life, breath of life”)
• 목젖 (mokjeot, “uvula”)
• 목청 (mokcheong, “vocal cords”)
• 목마르다 (mongmareuda, “to be thirsty”)
• 목매다 (mongmaeda, “to hang the neck”)
• 목메다 (mongmeda, “to be stifled”)
• 목베다 (mokbeda, “to cut someone's throat”)
• 목쉬다 (mokswida, “to have a hoarse throat”)
• 목아프다 (mogapeuda, “to have a sore throat”)
• 목조르다 (mokjoreuda, “to throttle someone's neck”)
• 목자르다 (mokjareuda, “to cut someone's throat, discharge”)
• 목축이다 (mokchugida, “to quench one's thirst”)
• 골목 (golmok, “alley, lane”)
• 길목 (gilmok, “bottleneck of a road”)
• 발목 (balmok, “ankle”)
• 손목 (sonmok, “wrist”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 目 ‎(“eye; division, topic”)

Noun

목 • ‎(mok) ‎(hanja 目)

1. item
2. (biological taxonomy) class

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 木 ‎(“tree; wood”)

Prefix

목 • ‎(mok) ‎(hanja 木)

1. wood; wooden

Abbreviation

목 • ‎(mok) ‎(hanja 木)

1. Abbreviation of 목요일 ‎(mogyoil): Thursday