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Korean
Etymology 1 Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례 Middle Korean 벌〯 Yale : pěl ).
Possibly cognate with Japanese 蜂( はち ) ( hachi “ bee ; wasp ” , Old Japanese pati ) .
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? beol Revised Romanization (translit.)? beol McCune–Reischauer? pŏl Yale Romanization? pēl
Noun 벌 • (beol )
any kind of bee , wasp , or hornet
( specifically ) honey bee (Apis mellifera Synonym: 꿀벌 ( kkulbeol ) 벌 에 쏘이다 beor -e ssoidato be stung by a bee
Derived terms 꿀벌 kkulbeol , “honey bee ”)독벌 毒 —dokbeol )뒤영벌 dwiyeongbeol , “bumblebee ”)땅벌 ttangbeol )말벌 malbeol , “hornet ”)벌꿀 beolkkul )벌똥 beolttong )벌새 beolsae )벌집 beoljip )벌침 —針 , beolchim )벌풀 beolpul )수벌 subeol )쌍살벌 雙 —ssangsalbeol , “paper wasp ”)암벌 ambeol )여왕벌 女王 —yeowangbeol )왕벌 王 —wangbeol )왕벌젖 wangbeoljeot )일벌 ilbeol )호박벌 hobakbeol , “carpenter bee ”)
See also 蜂 ( bong ) , the hanja for "bee, wasp"
Etymology 2 Sino-Korean 罰
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? beol Revised Romanization (translit.)? beol McCune–Reischauer? pŏl Yale Romanization? pel
Noun 벌 • (beol ) (hanja 罰
punishment ; penalty
Antonym: 상(賞) ( sang , “ prize ” )
Derived terms
Etymology 3 Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해 ), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ〮 Yale : pól ).
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? beol Revised Romanization (translit.)? beol McCune–Reischauer? pŏl Yale Romanization? pel
Noun 벌 • (beol )
a set /suit of clothes
Counter 벌 • (beol )
Counter for sets of clothes
한복 한 벌 hanbok han beol ― a set of hanbok
Derived terms 낱벌 natbeol )단벌 單 —danbeol )아랫벌 araetbeol )여벌 餘 —yeobeol )외벌 oebeol )윗벌 witbeol )
Etymology 4 Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보 ), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ〮 Yale : pól ).
Possibly cognate with Japanese 原( はら ) ( hara “ dry field ” , Old Japanese para ) .
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? beol Revised Romanization (translit.)? beol McCune–Reischauer? pŏl Yale Romanization? pel
Noun 벌 • (beol )
field , plain ( open area of land )
Derived terms 갯벌 gaetbeol )논벌 nonbeol )뒷벌 dwitbeol )벌논 beollon )벌판 beolpan )앞벌 apbeol )협동벌 hyeopdongbeol )
See also
Etymology 5 Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable 벌 • (beol )
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
Noun 벌〯 (pěl )
bee ( insect )
Descendants