터울
Korean
editEtymology
editFrom unattested Middle Korean *터ᄫᅳᆯ (*theWul), from pre-Middle Korean *thepul; compare Gyeongsang Korean 터불 (teobul, “age gap between siblings”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰʌ̹uɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [터울]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | teoul |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | teoul |
McCune–Reischauer? | t'ŏul |
Yale Romanization? | thewul |
Noun
edit터울 • (teoul)
- age difference between siblings
- 2016, 조남주 [jonamju, Cho Nam-Joo], 82년생 김지영 [82nyeonsaeng gimjiyeong, Kim Ji-young, Born 1982], →ISBN, page 26:
- 어머니는 터울이 져서 그런지 누나들이 샘도 없고, 동생을 잘 돌봐 준다고 항상 칭찬했는데, 자꾸 칭찬을 받으니까 정말 샘을 낼 수도 없었다.
- Eomeoni-neun teour-i jeoseo geureonji nuna-deur-i saem-do eopgo, dongsaeng-eul jal dolbwa jundago hangsang chingchanhaenneunde, jakku chingchan-eul badeunikka jeongmal saem-eul nael su-do eopseotda.
- Mother always complimented them, saying that the older sisters weren't jealous and took good care of their little brother, maybe because of the age difference. They were complimented so much that they couldn't actually try and be jealous of him.
- (sometimes proscribed) any age difference between two people
Usage notes
editOnly used with the native counter 살 (sal, “year of age”) and the native numeral set.