밸
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| 배백밲밳밴밵밶 밷밸밹밺밻밼밽 밾밿뱀뱁뱂뱃뱄 뱅뱆뱇뱈뱉뱊뱋 | |
| 바 ← | → 뱌 |
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Korean[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛ(ː)ɭ] ~ [pe̞(ː)ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [밸(ː)/벨(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
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| Revised Romanization? | bael |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bael |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pael |
| Yale Romanization? | pāyl |
Noun[edit]
밸 • (bael)
- Contraction of 배알 (baeal).
Usage notes[edit]
In compounds, the short form 밸 (bael) is more commonly used in North Korea (e.g., 가는밸 (ganeunbael, “small intestine”), 굵은밸 (gulgeunbael, “large intestine”), etc.), while the South Korean equivalents use 창자(腸子) (changja, “intestine”).