Korean

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Etymology

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From (kal, knife) +‎ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 자루 (jaru).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kaljaru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kaljalu
McCune–Reischauer?k'alcharu
Yale Romanization?khalqcalwu

Noun

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칼자루 (kaljaru)

  1. handle (of a knife or sword); hilt