Korean

Alternative forms

• 오곰 ‎(ogom) (ogom) (archaic)

Noun

오금 • ‎(ogeum)

1. the inside corner or hollow of the knee, elbow, bow, etc.

Related terms

• 옥- ‎(ok-) (og-) bent, crooked
  • 옥니 (ogni) inturned tooth; compare 어금니 (eogeum-ni) molar, wangtooth
• 옥다 ‎(okda) (ogda) to be bent, crooked
• 오그리다 ‎(ogeurida) (ogeurida) to bend, crook
• 무릎 ‎(mureup) (mureup) knee; lap
• 팔꿈치 ‎(palkkumchi) (pal-kkumchi) elbow

Derived terms

• 팔 ‎(pal)오금 (pal-ogeum) the inside corner of the elbow
• 한 ‎(han)오금 (han-ogeum) the big inside curves of the Korean bow.

Usage notes

• This term has a number of idiomatic uses.
  • 오금을 펴다 (ogeum-eul pyeoda) to spread out the knee, to stretch the leg, (metaphorically) to become relaxed

See also

References

• 오금 at Naver Dictionary