U+AE00, 글
HANGUL SYLLABLE GEUL
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귿
[U+ADFF]
Hangul Syllables
[U+AE01]

귿


규 ←→ 긔

Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum 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 (writing).

Possibly derived from the Sino-Korean word 契 (계, gye), meaning "contract" or "written agreement." The phonological development may have followed the path: 契 (gye) > 결 (gyeol) > 걸 (geol) > 글 (geul), reflecting a semantic shift from "contract" or "writing" to "script" or "letter" in native Korean. This theory is supported by the usage of 書契 (서계, seogye), meaning "written characters" or "writing," in historical contexts. Compare Middle Korean forms and sound changes in native assimilation

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɯɭ]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geul
McCune–Reischauer?kŭl
Yale Romanization?kul
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / /

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

Noun

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(geul)

  1. a piece of writing; a written work such as a book or article
    슬픈 읽고 눈물 흘렸다.
    Seulpeun geur-eul ilgo nunmur-eul heullyeotda.
    I read a sad work of writing and shed tears.
    좋은 비법 다독, 다작, 다상량이다.
    Jo'eun geur-ui bibeob-eun dadok, dajak, dasangnyang-ppun-ida.
    The only method to good writing is reading much, writing much, and thinking much.
  2. a letter in writing
    Synonym: 글자(글字)
    예쁘게 쓰려고 애쓴다.
    Geur-eul yeppeuge sseuryeogo aesseunda.
    She makes an effort to write her letters prettily.
  3. a writing system
    Synonym: 문자(文字) (munja)
    나라 모르는 사람 많다.
    I nara-neun geur-eul moreuneun saram-i manta.
    In this country, there are many people who do not know their letters.
  4. (possibly dated) letters, cultivation, knowledge
    아는 사람이다.
    Geur-eul aneun saram-ida.
    He is a man of letters.

Derived terms

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  • 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))
  • 토막글 (tomakgeul)
  • 한글 (Han'geul, Korean alphabet (South Korea))
  • 헛글 (heotgeul, pointless writing)

See also

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Middle Korean

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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글〮 (kúl) (locative 그〮레〮 (kúl-éy))

  1. writing; a work of writing

Descendants

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  • Korean: (geul)