촛불
Korean
editEtymology
editFirst attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 춋〮블〮 (Yale: chyós.púl).
Equivalent to 초 (cho) + ㅅ (-s-) + 불 (bul).
From 촉(燭) (chok, “candle”) + 불 (bul, “fire”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞t̚p͈uɭ] ~ [t͡ɕʰo̞p͈uɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [촏뿔/초뿔]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | chotbul |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chosbul |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'otpul |
Yale Romanization? | chospul |
Noun
edit촛불 • (chotbul)