절

절 U+C808, 절 HANGUL SYLLABLE JEOL Composition: ㅈ + ㅓ + ㄹ Dubeolsik input: w-j-f ← 젇 [U+C807] Hangul Syllables 젉 → [U+C809]

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 결 (gyeol).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕəɭ/

Noun

절 (jeol)

1. wave

Synonyms

• 놀 (nol)
• 노대 (nodae)

References

• “절” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

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Korean

Etymology 1

저적젂젃전젅젆 젇절젉젊젋젌젍 젎젏점접젒젓젔 정젖젗젘젙젚젛
쟤 ←	→ 제

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [절]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeol
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏl
Yale Romanization?	cel

Syllable

절 • (jeol)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ, ㅓ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Syllable

절 (jeol)

1. 㐉
2. 㑜
3. 伽
4. 切
5. 卩
6. 姪
7. 岊
8. 帙
9. 截
10. 折
11. 晢
12. 浙
13. 準
14. 癤
15. 窃
16. 窒
17. 竊
18. 節
19. 絕
20. 絶

Etymology 3

First attested in the Worin cheongangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449.

Noun

절 • (jeol)

1. bow; greeting

   선생님께 절을 한다.

   Seonsaengnimkke jeoreul handa.

   You bow to the teacher.

Derived terms

• 절하다 (jeolhada)

Etymology 4

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 뎔〮 (Yale: tyél).

Alternative forms

• 뎔 (dyeol) – Early Modern

Noun

절 • (jeol)

1. Buddhist temple

   절을 찾아 마음을 수양해야겠다.

   Jeoreul chaja ma'eumeul suyanghaeyagetda.

   I've got to find a temple and cultivate my soul.

Synonyms

• 사찰 (sachal)

Derived terms

• 절에 가면 중이 되라 (jeore gamyeon jung'i doera)

Etymology 5

Noun

절 • (jeol)

1. (dialectal, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Gyeongsang) chopsticks

Synonyms

• (standard South Korean) 젓가락 (jeotgarak)