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]
| Jeolgu and gongi | |
_and_gongi_(pestle).jpg) Wooden jeolgu (mortar) and gongi (pestle) | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 절구 |
| Revised Romanization | jeolgu |
| McCune–Reischauer | chŏlgu |
| IPA | [tɕʌl.ɡu] |
| Hangul | 공이 |
| Revised Romanization | gongi |
| McCune–Reischauer | kongi |
| IPA | [koŋ.i] |
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