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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 우믈〮 (Yale: wùmúl). The second element is probably 믈〮 (Yale: múl, “water”), whence modern 물 (mul), but the identity of the first element is unclear. Compare Japanese 井 (i < wi, “well”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | umul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | umul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | umul |
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| Yale Romanization? | wumul |
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Noun
우물 • (umul)
- well (water source)
우물의 물이 고갈되었다.- Umur-ui mur-i gogal-doeeotda.
- The water in the well has been depleted.
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