Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geomungo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ge-o-mun-go
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A zither of ancient Korean origin, with frets and movable bridges, played by plucking with a stick.

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 거문고 (geomun'go).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

geomungos (plural) komungo (alternative)

Synonyms

hyon'gum

Questions

What does geomungo mean?
A zither of ancient Korean origin, with frets and movable bridges, played by plucking with a stick.
Where does geomungo come from?
It is traced to Korean.

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