그루

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Middle Korean 그릏 (kùlùh) in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1:45a[1], 1459.

Beyond Middle Korean, speculatively connected to Goguryeo 斤乙 (*kur) from the place name gloss of 沙非斤乙 to 赤木縣 (“red tree district”) found in the Samguk sagi.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geuru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geulu
McCune–Reischauer?kŭru
Yale Romanization?kulwu

Noun

그루 • (geuru)

  1. stump (of a tree); stub, stubble
    Synonym: 그루터기 (geuruteogi)
  2. stock (of a plant)

Counter

그루 • (geuru)

  1. Counter for trees
    Synonym: 주(株) (ju)

Derived terms

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