덜

덜 U+B35C, 덜
HANGUL SYLLABLE DEOL
Composition:ㄷ + ㅓ + ㄹ
← 덛
[U+B35B] 		Hangul Syllables 덝 →
[U+B35D]
더덕덖덗던덙덚
덛덜덝덞덟덠덡
덢덣덤덥덦덧덨
덩덪덫덬덭덮덯
댸 ←→ 데
See also: -덜

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 들 (deul) — slang

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 덜〯 (Yale: těl). Related to 덜다 (deolda, “to lessen, to reduce”).

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

덜 • (deol)

  1. less
    Antonym: 더 (deo, “more”)
    오늘은 어제보다 덜 추워요. ― Oneur-eun eoje-boda deol chuwo-yo. ― It is less cold today than yesterday.
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