Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Garye eonhae (家禮諺解 / 가례언해), 1632, as Early Modern Korean 홋니블 (Yale: hwos-nipul). Analyzable as (hot-) +‎ 이불 (ibul, blanket).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?honnibul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hot'ibul
McCune–Reischauer?honnibul
Yale Romanization?hothnipul

Noun

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홑이불 (honnibul)

  1. bedsheet