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Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례 ), 1446, as Middle Korean 벌〯 (Yale : pěl ).
Possibly cognate with Japanese 蜂( はち ) ( hachi , “ bee ; wasp ” , Old Japanese reading pati ) .
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? beol Revised Romanization (translit.)? beol McCune–Reischauer? pŏl Yale Romanization? pēl
Noun
벌 • (beol )
any kind of bee , wasp , or hornet
( specifically ) honey bee (Apis mellifera )
Synonym: 꿀벌 ( kkulbeol )
벌 에 쏘이다 ― beor -e ssoida ― to be stung by a bee
Derived terms
Derived terms
꿀벌 (kkulbeol , “honey bee ”)
독벌 (毒 — , dokbeol )
뒤영벌 (dwiyeongbeol , “bumblebee ”)
땅벌 (ttangbeol )
말벌 (malbeol , “hornet ”)
벌꿀 (beolkkul )
벌똥 (beolttong )
벌새 (beolsae )
벌집 (beoljip )
벌침 (—針 , beolchim )
벌풀 (beolpul )
수벌 (subeol )
쌍살벌 (雙 — , ssangsalbeol , “paper wasp ”)
암벌 (ambeol )
여왕벌 (女王 — , yeowangbeol )
왕벌 (王 — , wangbeol )
왕벌젖 (wangbeoljeot )
일벌 (ilbeol )
호박벌 (hobakbeol , “carpenter bee ”)
See also
蜂 ( bong ) , the hanja for "bee, wasp"
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 罰 .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? beol Revised Romanization (translit.)? beol McCune–Reischauer? pŏl Yale Romanization? pel
Noun
벌 • (beol ) (hanja 罰 )
punishment ; penalty
Antonym: 상(賞) ( sang , “ prize ” )
Derived terms
Etymology 3
First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해 ), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ〮 (Yale : pól ).
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? beol Revised Romanization (translit.)? beol McCune–Reischauer? pŏl Yale Romanization? pel
Noun
벌 • (beol )
a set /suit of clothes
Counter
벌 • (beol )
Counter for sets of clothes
한복 한 벌 ― hanbok han beol ― a set of hanbok
Derived terms
Derived terms
낱벌 (natbeol )
단벌 (單 — , danbeol )
외벌 (oebeol )
아랫벌 (araetbeol )
여벌 (餘 — , yeobeol )
윗벌 (witbeol )
Etymology 4
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보 ), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ〮 (Yale : pól ).
Possibly cognate with Japanese 原( はら ) ( hara , “ dry field ” , Old Japanese reading para ) .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? beol Revised Romanization (translit.)? beol McCune–Reischauer? pŏl Yale Romanization? pel
Noun
벌 • (beol )
field , plain ( open area of land )
Derived terms
Derived terms
갯벌 (gaetbeol )
논벌 (nonbeol )
뒷벌 (dwitbeol )
벌논 (beollon )
벌판 (beolpan )
앞벌 (apbeol )
협동벌 (hyeopdongbeol )
See also
Etymology 5
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
벌 • (beol )
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
Noun
벌〯 (pěl )
bee ( insect )
Descendants