U+AD74, 굴
HANGUL SYLLABLE GUL
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[U+AD73]
Hangul Syllables
[U+AD75]
굮굯굱굲
굵굶굷굸굹
굺굻굼굿
궂궃궄궅궆궇
교 ←→ 궈

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from (cave).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    • (gul) (hanja )

    1. cave
    2. tunnel
    3. den
    4. burrow
    Derived terms
    • 개미굴 (gaemigul)
    • 굴길 (gulgil)
    • 굴방(窟房) (gulbang)
    • 굴속 (gulsok)
    • 굴집 (guljip)
    • 굴혈(窟穴) (gulhyeol)
    • 눈굴 (nun'gul)
    • 동굴(洞窟) (donggul)
    • 땅굴 (ttanggul)
    • 마굴(魔窟) (magul)
    • 마귀굴(魔鬼窟) (magwigul)
    • 범굴 (beomgul)
    • 빈민굴(貧民窟) (binmin'gul)
    • 산굴(山窟) (san'gul)
    • 석굴(石窟) (seokgul)
    • 선굴(仙窟) (seon'gul)
    • 소굴(巢窟) (sogul)
    • 탄광굴(炭鑛窟) (tan'gwanggul)
    • 탄굴(炭窟) (tan'gul)
    • 토굴(土窟) (togul)
    • 토끼굴 (tokkigul)

    Etymology 2

    First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 굴〮 (Yale: kwúl).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gul
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gul
    McCune–Reischauer?kul
    Yale Romanization?kwul

    Noun

    • (gul)

    1. oyster

    Etymology 3

    Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

    Syllable

    • (gul)