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Jeju
Etymology
Of native Jeju origin.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kuduɭ/
Noun
구들 (gudeul)
- room
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 구듫 (Yale: kwuturh).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gudeul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gudeul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kudŭl |
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| Yale Romanization? | kwutul |
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South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 구들의 / 구들에 / 구들까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.
Noun
구들 • (gudeul)
- ondol
- (possibly archaic, in compounds) room
- 구들고래, 흙구들, 구들비
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