절

절 U+C808, 절
HANGUL SYLLABLE JEOL
Composition:ㅈ + ㅓ + ㄹ
← 젇
[U+C807] 		Hangul Syllables 젉 →
[U+C809]
저적젂젃전젅젆
젇절젉젊젋젌젍
젎젏점접젒젓젔
정젖젗젘젙젚젛
쟤 ←→ 제

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 결 (gyeol).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽t͡ɕəl⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [절]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeol
Yale Romanization?cel

Noun

절 (jeol)

  1. wave

Synonyms

References

  • “절” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 節.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeol
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏl
    Yale Romanization?cel

    Noun

    절 • (jeol) (hanja 節)

    1. a verse, passage, paragraph
    2. (grammar) clause
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 절〮 (Yale: cyél).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeol
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏl
    Yale Romanization?cel

    Noun

    절 • (jeol)

    1. bow; greeting
      부모님께 절을 올리다 ― bumonim-kke jeor-eul ollida ― to bow to one's parents
    Derived terms
    • 맞절 (matjeol)
    • 절하다 (jeolhada)
    • 큰절 (keunjeol)

    Etymology 3

    First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 뎔〮 (Yale: tyél).

    Possibly from Middle Chinese 剎 (MC tsrhaet), abbreviation of 剎多羅 (MC tsrhaet ta la), ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣetra). Cognate with Japanese 寺 (tera, “Buddhist temple”), which is thought to be a borrowing from an ancient Koreanic language. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeol
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏl
    Yale Romanization?cel

    Noun

    절 • (jeol)

    1. Buddhist monastery / temple
      Synonym: 사찰(寺刹) (sachal)
      절을 찾아 마음을 수양해야겠다. ― Jeor-eul chaja ma'eum-eul suyanghaeyagetda. ― I've got to find a temple to cultivate my soul.
    Proverbs
    • 절에 가면 중이 되라 (jeore gamyeon jung'i doera)
    Derived terms
    • 절간 (jeolgan)
    • 절당 (jeoldang)

    Etymology 4

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeol
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏl
    Yale Romanization?cel

    Pronoun

    절 • (jeol)

    1. (colloquial) alternative form of 저를 (jeo-reul, “me”, first-person singular polite pronoun used as a direct object)

    Etymology 5

    Preserves the Old Korean form as suggested in Jīlín lèishì; see Korean 저 (jeo) for more.

    Noun

    절 • (jeol)

    1. (dialectal, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Gyeongsang) chopsticks
      Synonym: (standard South Korean) 젓가락 (jeotgarak)

    Etymology 6

    Verb

    절 • (jeol)

    1. Future adnominal of 절다 (jeolda)

    Etymology 7

    Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

    Syllable

    절 • (jeol)

    More information
    1. 㐉: a slave, a maid
      (MC reading: 㐉)
    2. 㑜: engrave
      (eumhun reading: 새길 절 (saegil jeol))
      (MC reading: 㑜 (MC yejH|trhjejH))
    3. 伽:
      (MC reading: 伽 (MC gja))
    4. 切: to cut; everything
      (eumhun reading: 끊을 절 (kkeuneul jeol))
      (MC reading: 切 (MC tshejH|tshet))
    5. 卩: military authorization seal
      (eumhun reading: 병부 절 (byeongbu jeol))
      (MC reading: 卩)
    6. 姪:
      (MC reading: 姪 (MC drit|det))
    7. 岊:
      (MC reading: 岊 (MC dzet))
    8. 帙:
      (MC reading: 帙 (MC drit))
    9. 截: sever
      (eumhun reading: 끊을 절 (kkeuneul jeol))
      (MC reading: 截 (MC dzet))
    10. 折:
      (MC reading: 折 (MC dej|tsyet|dzyet))
    11. 晢:
      (MC reading: 晢 (MC tsyejH|tsyet))
    12. 浙:
      (MC reading: 浙 (MC tsyet))
    13. 準: standard
      (eumhun reading: 준할 절 (junhal jeol))
      (MC reading: 準 (MC tsywinX|tsywet))
    14. 癤:
      (MC reading: 癤 (MC tset))
    15. 窃:
      (MC reading: 窃)
    16. 窒:
      (MC reading: 窒 (MC trit|tet))
    17. 竊: to steal
      (eumhun reading: 훔칠 절 (humchil jeol))
      (MC reading: 竊 (MC tshet))
    18. 節: section
      (eumhun reading: 마디 절 (madi jeol))
      (MC reading: 節 (MC tset))
    19. 絶: end
      (eumhun reading: 끊을 절 (kkeuneul jeol))
      (MC reading: 絶)
    20. 絕: alternative form of 絶
      (MC reading: 絕 (MC dzjwet))
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