kwukyel

English

Examples

丷, 乊, 丆, 厼, 壭, 卪, 朩, 亪, 亽, 罖, 仒

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from kwūkyel, the Yale romanization of Korean 구결(口訣) (gugyeol), from Middle Chinese 口訣 (MC khuwX kwet, “mnemonic rhyme”), from 口 (kǒu, “mouth”) +‎ 訣 / 诀 (jué, “rhymed saying”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuɡjʌl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

kwukyel (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviated Chinese characters used to represent Korean grammatical items, inserted into a Chinese-character (Classical Chinese or itwu) text.
    Coordinate terms: hyangchal, itwu

Further reading

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