무릎

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 무뤂 (Yale: mwùlwùph).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɾɯp̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [무릅]

무릎 • (mureup)

1. knee

   무릎 꿇다 ― mureup kkulta ― to bend the knees; to kneel down; to surrender

   무릎 맞대다 ― mureup matdaeda ― to make friends (literally, knee to knee)

   무릎 치다 ― mureup chida ― to slap on the knee to show a great surprise

   무릎까지 내려오는 스커트

   mureup-kkaji naeryeooneun seukeoteu

   a skirt of knee length

   최근에 그녀는 무릎을 다쳤다.

   Choegeune geunyeo-neun mureup-eul dacheotda.

   She recently hurt her knees.

2. lap

   무릎에 앉다 ― mureup-e anda ― to sit on another's lap

   무릎을 베다 ― mureup-eul beda ― to pillow the head on another's lap