글

글 U+AE00, 글 HANGUL SYLLABLE GEUL Composition: ㄱ + ㅡ + ㄹ Dubeolsik input: r-m-f ← 귿 [U+ADFF] Hangul Syllables 긁 → [U+AE01]

그극귺귻근귽귾 귿글긁긂긃긄긅 긆긇금급긊긋긌 긍긎긏긐긑긒긓
규 ←	→ 긔

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 글〮 (Yale: kúl), presumably from Old Korean 文尸 (*KUl), a form attested in sixth-century personal names. Further back, the first element of one (pseudo-)Goguryeo place name in central Korea is written both as 斤尸 (*kul) and as Chinese 文 (“writing”).

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [글]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geul
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭl
Yale Romanization?	kul

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 글의 / 글에 / 글까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

Noun

글 • (geul)

1. a piece of writing; a written work such as a book or article

   슬픈 글을 읽고 눈물을 흘렸다.

   Seulpeun geur-eul ilgo nunmur-eul heullyeotda.

   I read a sad work of writing and shed tears.

   좋은 글의 비법은 다독, 다작, 다상량뿐이다.

   Joeun geur-ui bibeob-eun dadok, dajak, dasangnyangppun-ida.

   The only method to good writing is reading much, writing much, and thinking much.

2. a letter in writing

   글을 예쁘게 쓰려고 애쓴다.

   Geur-eul yeppeuge sseuryeogo aesseunda.

   She makes an effort to write her letters prettily.

   Synonym: 글자 (geulja)

3. a writing system

   이 나라는 글을 모르는 사람이 많다.

   I nara-neun geur-eul moreuneun saram-i manta.

   In this country, there are many people who do not know their letters.

   • 2020, 김상웅, “우리글은 우리 인종이 쓰기에 합당하다”, in OhMyNews‎^[1]:

     영국 글은 영국인종이 쓰기에 합당하고, 아랍글은 아랍인종이 쓰기에 합당하고

     Yeongguk geur-eun Yeongguginjong-i sseugi-e hapdanghago, Arapgeur-eun Arabinjong-i sseugi-e hapdanghago

     English writing is fitting for the English race to write with, and Arabic writing is fitting for the Arab race to write with

   Synonym: 문자(文字) (munja)

4. (possibly dated) letters, cultivation, knowledge

   글을 아는 사람이다.

   Geur-eul aneun saram-ida.

   He is a man of letters.

Derived terms

• 글귀 (geulgwi, “phrase of writing”)
• 글꼴 (geulkkol, “font”)
• 글말 (geulmal, “written language/tongue”)
• 글맛 (geulmat, “elegance in writing”)
• 글발 (geulbal, “talent in writing”)
• 글방 (geulbang, “academy (historical)”)
• 글쓰기 (geulsseugi, “writing”)
• 글쓴이 (geulsseuni, “author”)
• 글월 (geurwol, “writing (dated or literary)”)
• 글자 (geulja, “letter”)
• 글쟁이 (geuljaeng'i, “scribbler”)
• 글짓기 (geuljitgi, “writing”)
• 글하다 (geulhada, “to write (literary)”)
• 댓글 (daetgeul, “reply (Internet)”)
• 아랫글 (araetgeul, “what is written below”)
• 암글 (amgeul, “Korean alphabet (in historical contexts)”)
• 윗글 (witgeul, “what is written above”)
• 조선글 (Joseon'geul, “Korean alphabet (North Korea)”)
• 한글 (Han'geul, “Korean alphabet (South Korea)”)
• 헛글 (heotgeul, “pointless writing”)

 

See also

• 文 (mun, corresponding hanja for writing-related compounds)
• 쓰다 (sseuda, “to write”)

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Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɨ́l/

Noun

글〮 (kúl) (locative 그〮레〮 (kúl-éy))

1. writing; a work of writing

Descendants

• Korean: 글 (geul)