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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄂᆞᆶ (Yale: konolh).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | geuneul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geuneul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŭnŭl |
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| Yale Romanization? | kunul |
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Noun
그늘 • (geuneul)
- shade, shadow
- protection, care
- obscurity
Synonyms
- 그림자 (geurimja, “shady image”)
- 움파리 (umpari, “dugout shelter”)
- 음영 (陰影, eumyeong, “shady image”)
- 응달 (陰—, eungdal, “shady spot”)
- 음지 (陰地, eumji, “shady spot”)
Antonyms
- 햇볕 (haetbyeot, “sunshine”)
- 햇빛 (haetbit, “sunlight”)
- 양달 (陽—, yangdal, “sunny spot”)
- 양지 (陽地, yangji, “sunny spot”)
Derived terms
- 그늘지다 (geuneuljida, “to be shaded”)
See also