U+AD74, 굴
HANGUL SYLLABLE GUL
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[U+AD73]
Hangul Syllables
[U+AD75]
굮굯굱굲
굵굶굷굸굹
굺굻굼굿
궂궃궄궅궆궇
교 ←→ 궈

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from (cave).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ku(ː)ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gul
McCune–Reischauer?kul
Yale Romanization?kwūl

Noun

• (gul) (hanja )

  1. cave
  2. tunnel
  3. den
  4. burrow
Derived terms
  • 개미굴 (gaemigul)
  • 굴길 (gulgil)
  • 굴방(窟房) (gulbang)
  • 굴속 (gulsok)
  • 굴집 (guljip)
  • 굴혈(窟穴) (gulhyeol)
  • 눈굴 (nun'gul)
  • 동굴(洞窟) (donggul)
  • 땅굴 (ttanggul)
  • 마굴(魔窟) (magul)
  • 마귀굴(魔鬼窟) (magwigul)
  • 범굴 (beomgul)
  • 빈민굴(貧民窟) (binmin'gul)
  • 산굴(山窟) (san'gul)
  • 석굴(石窟) (seokgul)
  • 선굴(仙窟) (seon'gul)
  • 소굴(巢窟) (sogul)
  • 탄광굴(炭鑛窟) (tan'gwanggul)
  • 탄굴(炭窟) (tan'gul)
  • 토굴(土窟) (togul)
  • 토끼굴 (tokkigul)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 굴〮 (Yale: kwúl).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gul
McCune–Reischauer?kul
Yale Romanization?kwul

Noun

• (gul)

  1. oyster

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

• (gul)