Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 얼굴 (Yale: èlkwùl). The Middle Korean word meant "appearance; form", not "face".

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹ɭɡuɭ]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eolgul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eolgul
McCune–Reischauer?ŏlgul
Yale Romanization?el.kwul
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 얼에 / 얼굴

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun edit

얼굴 (eolgul)

  1. face
    Synonyms: (nat), 안면(顔面) (anmyeon), 용안(容顔) (yong'an)
  2. visage