꿀

꿀 U+AFC0, 꿀 HANGUL SYLLABLE GGUL Composition: ㄲ + ㅜ + ㄹ ← 꾿 [U+AFBF] Hangul Syllables 꿁 → [U+AFC1]

꾸꾹꾺꾻꾼꾽꾾 꾿꿀꿁꿂꿃꿄꿅 꿆꿇꿈꿉꿊꿋꿌 꿍꿎꿏꿐꿑꿒꿓
꾜 ←	→ 꿔

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄢᅮᆯ〮 (Yale: pskwúl), from Proto-Koreanic *puskwuL. See Appendix:Koreanic reconstructions.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈uɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [꿀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkul
McCune–Reischauer?	kkul
Yale Romanization?	kkwul

Noun

꿀 • (kkul)

1. honey (substance)

   Synonyms: 벌꿀 (beolkkul), 봉밀(蜂蜜) (bongmil)

   꿀은 벌의 타액과 꽃가루가 섞인 것이다.

   Kkur-eun beor-ui taaek-gwa kkotgaru-ga seokkin geos-ida.

   Honey is a mixture of bee saliva and pollen.

   꿀을 따다

   kkur-eul ttada

   to collect honey

   꿀처럼 달콤한 사랑

   kkulcheoreom dalkomhan sarang

   honey-sweet love

2. (by extension, slang) enjoyable thing

Derived terms

• 꿀벌 (kkulbeol, “honeybee”)
• 꿀술 (kkulsul, “mead”)
• 꿀풀 (kkulpul, “all-heal”)