Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 틀〮 (Yale: thúl).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?teul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?teul
McCune–Reischauer?t'ŭl
Yale Romanization?thul

Noun

• (teul)

  1. frame, framework
    Synonym: 테두리 (teduri)
  2. model, pattern
  3. mould, die
  4. device, machine
    Synonym: 기계(機械) (gigye)
  5. formalism, formality
  6. pattern (in taekwon-do)

Derived terms