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Korean
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | bael |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bael |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pael |
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| Yale Romanization? | pāyl |
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Noun
밸 • (bael)
- Contraction of 배알 (baeal).
Usage notes
In compounds, the short form 밸 (bael) is more commonly used in North Korea (e.g., 가는밸 (ganeunbael, “small intestine”), 굵은밸 (gulgeunbael, “large intestine”), etc.), while the South Korean equivalents use 창자(腸子) (changja, “intestine”).
Derived terms
- 가는밸 (ganeunbael)
- 굵은밸 (gulgeunbael)