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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 춋〮블〮 (Yale: chyós.púl).
Equivalent to 초 (cho) + ㅅ (-s-) + 불 (bul).
From 촉(燭) (chok, “candle”) + 불 (bul, “fire”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | chotbul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chosbul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'otpul |
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| Yale Romanization? | chospul |
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Noun
촛불 • (chotbul)
- (South Korea) candlelight