거울

Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거우〮루 (Yale: kè(G)wúlwù). The ancestral pre-Middle Korean form may have had a leniting velar in the second syllable.

Pronunciation edit

거울 (geoul)

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹uɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [거울]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	geoul
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geoul
McCune–Reischauer^?	kŏul
Yale Romanization^?	kewul

Noun edit

거울 • (geoul)

mirror (a reflecting surface)
거울이 공 을 맞고 깨졌다.
geour-i gong-eul matgo kkaejeotda.
The mirror shattered after being hit by the ball.

거울에 비친 내 얼굴 을 본다.
geour-e bichin nae eolgur-eul bonda.
I look at my face reflected in the mirror.
(figurative) model for others
남 을 위한 거울이 되거라.
nam-eul wihan geour-i doegeora.
Be a model for other people.