골

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골 U+ACE8, 골
HANGUL SYLLABLE GOL
Composition:ㄱ + ㅗ + ㄹ
← 곧
 		Hangul Syllables 곩 →
고곡곢곣곤곥곦
곧골곩곪곫곬곭
곮곯곰곱곲곳곴
공곶곷곸곹곺곻
계 ←→ 과

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 골〯 (Yale: kwǒl). The rising pitch implies an earlier bisyllabic origin.

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?gol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gol
McCune–Reischauer?kol
Yale Romanization?kōl

Noun

골 • (gol)

  1. gorge; gully; valley; alley
  2. ditch; drain; furrow
  3. cave; hole; hollow
  4. (figurative) division, discord
    양국 간의 골이 깊어지다
    yangguk gan-ui gor-i gipeojida
    the discord between the two countries becomes more severe
Derived terms
idioms
nouns

Etymology 2

First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576, as Middle Korean 골 (Yale: kwol). Perhaps ultimately cognate with Sino-Korean 골(骨) (gol).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gol
McCune–Reischauer?kol
Yale Romanization?kol

Noun

골 • (gol)

  1. bone marrow
    Synonyms: 뼛골 (ppyeotgol), 뼛속 (ppyeotsok)
  2. brain
    Synonyms: (Sino-Korean) 뇌(腦) (noe), 머릿골 (meoritgol)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 骨, from the Middle Korean reading 골〮 (Yale: kwól).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gol
McCune–Reischauer?kol
Yale Romanization?kol

Noun

골 • (gol) (hanja 骨)

  1. bone
    Synonym: (native Korean) 뼈 (ppyeo)
  2. (historical) bone-rank system
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English goal.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gol
McCune–Reischauer?kol
Yale Romanization?qkol

Noun

골 • (gol)

  1. (sports) goal
    골을 득점하다
    gor-eul deukjeomhada
    to score a goal
Derived terms

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

Noun

골〯 (kwǒl)

  1. gorge; vale; valley
  2. ditch
  3. cave; hole

Descendants

  • Korean: 골 (gol)
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