뒤통수
/ˈtɥi(ː)tʰo̞ŋsʰu/
KORECE → TR
Tanım
•back of one's head
Etimoloji
First attested in the Tyeonroryeokdyeong (天路歷程 / 텬로력뎡), 1895, as Early Modern Korean 뒷통슈 (Yale: twuys-thwongsyu). Etymologically a compound of 뒤 (dwi, “back”) + 통수 (tongsu, “head”) and still perceived as such by modern speakers, but the second component does not survive in isolation.