개털

Korean

Etymology

From 개 (gae) +‎ 털 (teol).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)tʰʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)tʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)털/게(ː)털]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaeteol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeteol
McCune–Reischauer?kaet'ŏl
Yale Romanization?kāy.thel

Noun

개털 • (gaeteol)

  1. The fur of a dog.
  2. (colloquial) Hair that is stiff, dry, tough.
  3. (colloquial) Something that is worthless, useless, devoid of any monetary value or redeeming qualities.
  4. (colloquial) Someone who is lowly regarded, of low social class and/or status, who is penniless, powerless, without money and/or influence.
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