펄

펄 U+D384, 펄 HANGUL SYLLABLE PEOL Composition: ㅍ + ㅓ + ㄹ ← 펃 [U+D383] Hangul Syllables 펅 → [U+D385]

퍼퍽퍾퍿펀펁펂 펃펄펅펆펇펈펉 펊펋펌펍펎펏펐 펑펒펓펔펕펖펗
퍠 ←	→ 페

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [펄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	peol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	peol
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ŏl
Yale Romanization?	phel

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

펄 • (peol)

1. (geography) mudflat, tideland
2. any wide expanse of land, vast plain, prairie
3. slime along the bank of an inlet

Derived terms

• 개펄 (gaepeol, “mudflat, tideland”)
• 펄펄 (peolpeol)

See also

• 갯벌 (gaetbeol) (a more general term referring to flatland near estuaries, including sandy banks)
• 벌 (beol, “field, plain”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. Dialectal form of 벌 (beol, “bee”).

Noun

펄 • (peol)

1. (Gyeongsang, dialect) Synonym of 벌 (beol, “bee”)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. Dialectal form of 팔 (pal, “arm”).

Noun

펄 • (peol)

1. (Gyeongsang, dialect) Synonym of 팔 (pal, “arm”).

Etymology 4

From English pearl.

Noun

펄 • (peol)

1. pearl (a material made from mica that gives something a shiny or sparkling sheen)

   ^펄 하버 ― ^peol ^habeo ― Pearl Harbor