골

Korean

Etymology 1

골 곩 곪 곫 곬 곭 곮 곯 곰 곱 곲 곳 곴 공 곶 곷 곸 곹 곺 곻 과 곽 곾 곿 관 괁 괂 괃
곌 ←	괄 →

Syllable

골 (transliterations: Revised gol, McCune–Reischauer kol, Yale kol)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅗ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

Noun

골 (gol)

1. gorge, gully, valley, alley
2. ditch, drain, furrow
3. cave, hole, hollow
4. skull, cranium
5. core, mold, gist
6. marrow
7. anger
8. (고리 gori) ring
9. (고을 goEur, -l) village
10. (骨) bone, skeleton
11. (loanword) goal

Derived terms

• 골목 (-mog, -mok) alley, bottleneck
• 골짜기 (-jjagi) dale, vale, valley, gully, gullet, gorge
• 골풀무 (-pulmu) foot bellows (dugout in the ground)
• 산골 (san-) dale, vale, valley (in mountainous districts)