잉걸

Korean

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Korean **님글 (**nimkul) as in 블〮님글 (púlnìmkùl), first attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), :15a[1], 1527.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?inggeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?inggeol
McCune–Reischauer?inggŏl
Yale Romanization?ingkel

Noun

잉걸 • (inggeol)

  1. ember (a glowing or flaming piece of solid fuel, especially charcoal)
    Synonyms: 잉걸불 (inggeolbul), 불잉걸 (buringgeol)

Derived terms