Jeolgu and gongi | |
![]() Wooden jeolgu (mortar) and gongi (pestle) | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 절구 |
Revised Romanization | jeolgu |
McCune–Reischauer | chŏlgu |
IPA | [tɕʌl.ɡu] |
Hangul | 공이 |
Revised Romanization | gongi |
McCune–Reischauer | kongi |
IPA | [koŋ.i] |
Jeolgu ( Korean: 절구) and gongi (공이) are a type of traditional Korean mortar and pestle set, used for pounding grains or tteok (rice cake). [1] [2] [3] They can be made with timber, stone, or iron. [2] Jeolgu is a bowl-shaped vessel in which grains or tteok can be pounded, and gongi refers to either a pestle for a mortar or a stamper for a stamp mill. [3]