그늘

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄂᆞᆶ (Yale: konolh).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯnɯɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [그늘]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geuneul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geuneul
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭnŭl
Yale Romanization?	kunul

Noun

그늘 • (geuneul)

1. shade, shadow
2. protection, care
3. obscurity

Synonyms

• 그림자 (geurimja, “shady image”)
• 움파리 (umpari, “dugout shelter”)
• 음영 (陰影, eumyeong, “shady image”)
• 응달 (陰—, eungdal, “shady spot”)
• 음지 (陰地, eumji, “shady spot”)

Antonyms

• 햇볕 (haetbyeot, “sunshine”)
• 햇빛 (haetbit, “sunlight”)
• 양달 (陽—, yangdal, “sunny spot”)
• 양지 (陽地, yangji, “sunny spot”)

Derived terms

• 그늘지다 (geuneuljida, “to be shaded”)

See also

• 하늘 (haneul, “sky”)