구들

Jeju

Etymology

Of native Jeju origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuduɭ/

Noun

구들 (gudeul)

1. room

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 구듫 (Yale: kwuturh).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kudɯɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [구들]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gudeul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gudeul
McCune–Reischauer?	kudŭl
Yale Romanization?	kwutul

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 구들의 / 구들에 / 구들까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

구들 • (gudeul)

1. ondol
2. possibly (archaic), in compounds room
   1. 구들고래, 흙구들, 구들비

Synonyms

• 온돌 (溫突/溫堗, ondol)