굴
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 굴. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 굴, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 굴 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 굴 you have here. The definition of the word 굴 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of굴, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
굴 (gul, “oyster”).
| ||||||||||
| 구국굮굯군굱굲 굳굴굵굶굷굸굹 굺굻굼굽굾굿궀 궁궂궃궄궅궆궇 | |
| 교 ← | → 궈 |
|---|---|
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 窟 (“cave”).
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? | gul |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gul |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kul |
| Yale Romanization? | kwūl |
Noun
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 개미굴 (gaemigul)
- 굴길 (gulgil)
- 굴방(窟房) (gulbang)
- 굴속 (gulsok)
- 굴집 (guljip)
- 굴혈(窟穴) (gulhyeol)
- 눈굴 (nun'gul)
- 동굴(洞窟) (donggul)
- 땅굴 (ttanggul)
- 마굴(魔窟) (magul)
- 마귀굴(魔鬼窟) (magwigul)
- 범굴 (beomgul)
- 빈민굴(貧民窟) (binmin'gul)
- 산굴(山窟) (san'gul)
- 석굴(石窟) (seokgul)
- 선굴(仙窟) (seon'gul)
- 소굴(巢窟) (sogul)
- 탄광굴(炭鑛窟) (tan'gwanggul)
- 탄굴(炭窟) (tan'gul)
- 토굴(土窟) (togul)
- 토끼굴 (tokkigul)
Etymology 2
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 굴〮 (Yale: kwúl).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gul |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gul |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kul |
| Yale Romanization? | kwul |
Noun
굴 • (gul)
Etymology 3
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
굴 (gul)
| Extended content |
|---|