밸

밸 U+BC38, 밸 HANGUL SYLLABLE BAEL Composition: ㅂ + ㅐ + ㄹ ← 밷 [U+BC37] Hangul Syllables 밹 → [U+BC39]

배백밲밳밴밵밶 밷밸밹밺밻밼밽 밾밿뱀뱁뱂뱃뱄 뱅뱆뱇뱈뱉뱊뱋
바 ←	→ 뱌

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bael
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bael
McCune–Reischauer?	pael
Yale Romanization?	pāyl

Noun

밸 • (bael)

1. Contraction of 배알 (baeal).

Usage notes

In compounds, the short form 밸 (bael) is more commonly used in North Korea (e.g., 가는밸 (ganeunbael, “small intestine”), 굵은밸 (gulgeunbael, “large intestine”), etc.), while the South Korean equivalents use 창자(腸子) (changja, “intestine”).

Derived terms

• 가는밸 (ganeunbael)
• 굵은밸 (gulgeunbael)