거울

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거우〮루 (Yale: kè(G)wúlwù). The ancestral pre-Middle Korean form may have had a leniting velar in the second syllable.

Pronunciation

거울 (geoul)
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geoul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoul
McCune–Reischauer?kŏul
Yale Romanization?kewul

Noun

거울 • (geoul)

  1. mirror (a reflecting surface)
    거울이 공을 맞고 깨졌다.
    geour-i gong-eul matgo kkaejeotda.
    The mirror shattered after being hit by the ball.
    거울에 비친 내 얼굴을 본다.
    geour-e bichin nae eolgur-eul bonda.
    I look at my face reflected in the mirror.
  2. (figurative) model for others
    남을 위한 거울이 되거라.
    nam-eul wihan geour-i doegeora.
    Be a model for other people.
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