ᄒᆞᆰ

Middle Korean

Etymology

From Late Old Korean 轄希 (*hòlkí), attested in the twelfth-century wordlist Jilin leishi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʌ̀lk/

Noun

ᄒᆞᆰ (hòlk) (locative ᄒᆞᆯᄀᆡ〮 (hòlk-óy), alternative locative ᄒᆞᆯ개〮 (hòlk-áy))

1. dirt, soil

Descendants

• Korean: 흙 (heuk)