덜

덜 U+B35C, 덜 HANGUL SYLLABLE DEOL Composition: ㄷ + ㅓ + ㄹ ← 덛 [U+B35B] Hangul Syllables 덝 → [U+B35D]

더덕덖덗던덙덚 덛덜덝덞덟덠덡 덢덣덤덥덦덧덨 덩덪덫덬덭덮덯
댸 ←	→ 데

See also: -덜

Korean

Alternative forms

• 들 (deul) – slang

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 덜〯 (Yale: těl). Related to 덜다 (deolda, “to lessen, to reduce”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɘ(ː)ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [덜(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deol
McCune–Reischauer?	tŏl
Yale Romanization?	tēl

Adverb

덜 • (deol)

1. less

   Antonym: 더 (deo, “more”)

   오늘은 어제보다 덜 추워요. ― Oneur-eun eoje-boda deol chuwo-yo. ― It is less cold today than yesterday.