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HANGUL SYLLABLE UL
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Hangul Syllables
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Jeju

Alternative forms

  • 우털 (uteol)

Etymology

Of native Jeju origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽ul⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [uɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ul
Yale Romanization?wul

Noun

(ul)

  1. above, upper, up

Antonyms

Korean

욲욳욵욶
욹욺욻욼욽
욾욿웁웂
웆웇웈웉웊
요 ←→ 워

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ul
McCune–Reischauer?ul
Yale Romanization?wul

Etymology 1

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean  (Yale: wulh).

Noun

• (ul)

  1. wall, fence
  2. cage
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Contraction of 우리 (uri).

Pronoun

• (ul)

  1. we, our

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

• (ul)

  1. family, friend, kinsfolk, relatives

Etymology 4

From English wool.

Noun

• (ul)

  1. wool