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Korean
Etymology 1 Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가 Middle Korean 골〯 Yale : kwǒl ). The rising pitch implies an earlier bisyllabic origin.
Pronunciation (SK Standard /Seoul IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Romanizations Revised Romanization? gol Revised Romanization (translit.)? gol McCune–Reischauer? kol Yale Romanization? kōl
Noun 골 • (gol )
gorge ; gully ; valley ; alley ditch ; drain ; furrow cave ; hole ; hollow ( figurative ) division , discord
양국 간 의 골 이 깊어 지다 yangguk gan-ui gor -i gipeojida the discord between the two countries becomes more severe
Derived terms 골로 가다 ( gollo gada , “ to die; to croak; to be doomed ” ) 골로 보내다 ( gollo bonaeda , “ to kill ” ) 고랑 ( gorang ) 골목 ( golmok , “ alley, alleyway ” ) 골짜기 ( goljjagi , “ valley, vale, ravine ” ) 골풀무 ( golpulmu , “ foot bellows ( dugout in the ground ) ” ) 산골 ( san'gol )
Etymology 2 First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합 ), 1576, as Middle Korean 골 Yale : kwol ). Perhaps ultimately cognate with Sino-Korean 골(骨) ( gol ) .
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? gol Revised Romanization (translit.)? gol McCune–Reischauer? kol Yale Romanization? kol
Noun 골 • (gol )
bone marrow
Synonyms: 뼛골 ( ppyeotgol ) , 뼛속 ( ppyeotsok ) brain
Synonyms: ( Sino-Korean ) 뇌(腦) ( noe ) , 머릿골 ( meoritgol )
Derived terms 머릿골 meoritgol , “brain”)뼛골 ppyeotgol , “bone marrow”)
Etymology 3 Sino-Korean 骨 Middle Korean reading 골〮 Yale : kwól ).
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? gol Revised Romanization (translit.)? gol McCune–Reischauer? kol Yale Romanization? kol
Noun 골 • (gol ) (hanja 骨
bone
Synonym: ( native Korean ) 뼈 ( ppyeo ) ( historical ) bone-rank system
Derived terms
Etymology 4 Borrowed from English goal
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? gol Revised Romanization (translit.)? gol McCune–Reischauer? kol Yale Romanization? qkol
Noun 골 • (gol )
( sports ) goal
골 을 득점하다 gor -eul deukjeomhadato score a goal
Derived terms 골인 ( gorin ) 골킥 ( golkik , “ goal kick ” ) 골포스트 ( golposeuteu , “ goalpost ” ) 동점골 ( dongjeomgol , “ equalizer ” ) 선취골 ( seonchwigol , “ opening goal ” ) 자책골 ( jachaekgol , “ own goal ” )
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
Noun 골〯 (kwǒl )
gorge ; vale ; valley ditch cave ; hole
Descendants