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U+BCC4, 별
HANGUL SYLLABLE BYEOL
Composition: + +

[U+BCC3]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BCC5]
벿



베 ←→ 볘

Korean

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Korean 별〯 (Yale: pyěl), from Old Korean 星利 (*PYEli). In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 별〯 (Yale: pyěl). Compare dialectal forms 비얼 (bieol), (bael), 베리 (beri), (bil), (bel), etc., some of which appear to preserve the original bisyllabic form.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pjɘ(ː)ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeol
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏl
Yale Romanization?pyēl
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 별 / 별까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

Noun

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(byeol, stars)

(byeol)

  1. (astronomy) a star (celestial body)
    우리 늦게 까지 깨어 있다 올려다 보았다.
    Uri-neun neutge kkaji kkaeeo itdaga byeoldeureul ollyeoda boatda.
    We stayed up late and looked up at the stars [in the sky].
  2. star (shape); a star symbol
  3. (figuratively) a luminary, a leading light
  4. (tarot) The Star (Tarot card)
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeol
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏl
Yale Romanization?pyel

Determiner

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(byeol) (hanja )

  1. special, extraordinary, different, unusual
    우리 사이 아니야. (casual)Uri dul byeol sai aniya.There's nothing special going on between the two of us.
Derived terms
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Middle Korean

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Etymology

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From Old Korean 星利 (*PYEli).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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별〯 (pyěl) (locative 벼〯레〮 (pyěl-éy))

  1. star

Descendants

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  • Korean: (byeol)