딸

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 寶妲 (Yale: *pòtól), probably a compound of an ancient root for "daughter" *pòt- + suffix *-ól; compare Jilin leishi 丫妲 (Yale: *àtól, “son”), apparently equivalent to *à(N)t- + *-ól.

In the hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄯᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: stól). The */p-/ > /s-/ shift is difficult to explain; perhaps it simply "represents an irregular development", or perhaps the expected cluster */pt-/ had already fully merged and was realized in speech only as , which was misanalyzed as the surface realization of the cluster /st-/.

Choi Yeong-Seon believes that the character 寶 in 寶妲 is a corrupted spelling of 實 (Late Middle Chinese */ʑiɪt̚/), and that the true Late Old Korean lexeme should be *sùtól or a similar form. If this is true, the Middle Korean reflex ᄯᆞᆯ〮 (stól) would be entirely regular, requiring only the elision of a minimal vowel.

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• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 딸의 / 딸에 / 딸까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

딸 • (ttal)

1. daughter (female child)

   Coordinate term: 아들 (adeul, “son”)

   딸을 시집보내다 ― ttar-eul sijipbonaeda ― to give one's daughter away in marriage

   딸이 미혼모가 된다니 체면이 서지 않게 되었다.

   Ttar-i mihonmo-ga doendani chemyeon-i seoji anke doeeotda.

   It is a disgrace that our daughter should be an unmarried mother.

   그녀는 결혼하여 아들 셋에 딸을 하나 낳았습니다.

   Geunyeo-neun gyeolhon-hayeo adeul ses-e ttar-eul hana naatseumnida.

   She married and had three sons and one daughter.

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딸 • (ttal)

1. short for 딸딸이 (ttalttari, “(slang) masturbation; jerking off”)

   딸을 치다 ― ttar-eul chida ― to jack off