활

활 U+D65C, 활
HANGUL SYLLABLE HWAL
Composition:ㅎ + ㅘ + ㄹ
← 홛
[U+D65B] 		Hangul Syllables 홝 →
[U+D65D]
화확홖홗환홙홚
홛활홝홞홟홠홡
홢홣홤홥홦홧홨
황홪홫홬홭홮홯
호 ←→ 홰

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Late Old Korean 活 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)[1], 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 활 (Yale: hwàl).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

활 • (hwal)

  1. (archery) bow
    Synonym: 궁(弓) (gung)
  2. (music) bow (rod used for playing stringed instruments)

Derived terms

  • 솜활 (somhwal, “cotton bow”)
  • 화살 (hwasal, “arrow”)
  • 활과 화살 (hwalgwa hwasal, “bow and arrow”)
  • 활꼴 (hwalkkol, “circular segment”)
  • 활시위 (hwalsiwi, “bowstring”)
  • 활쏘기 (hwalssogi, “archery”)
  • 활쓰기 (hwalsseugi, “bow stroke”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.