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Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | peol |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | peol |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | p'ŏl |
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| Yale Romanization? | phel |
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Etymology 1
Of native Korean origin.
Noun
펄 • (peol)
- (geography) mudflat, tideland
- any wide expanse of land, vast plain, prairie
- slime along the bank of an inlet
Derived terms
- 개펄 (gaepeol, “mudflat, tideland”)
- 펄펄 (peolpeol)
See also
- 갯벌 (gaetbeol) (a more general term referring to flatland near estuaries, including sandy banks)
- 벌 (beol, “field, plain”)
Etymology 2
Of native Korean origin. Dialectal form of 벌 (beol, “bee”).
Noun
펄 • (peol)
- (Gyeongsang, dialect) Synonym of 벌 (beol, “bee”)
Etymology 3
Of native Korean origin. Dialectal form of 팔 (pal, “arm”).
Noun
펄 • (peol)
- (Gyeongsang, dialect) Synonym of 팔 (pal, “arm”).
Etymology 4
From English pearl.
Noun
펄 • (peol)
- pearl (a material made from mica that gives something a shiny or sparkling sheen)
- 펄 하버 ― Peol Habeo ― Pearl Harbor