칼

칼 U+CE7C, 칼 HANGUL SYLLABLE KAL Composition: ㅋ + ㅏ + ㄹ ← 칻 [U+CE7B] Hangul Syllables 칽 → [U+CE7D]

카칵칶칷칸칹칺 칻칼칽칾칿캀캁 캂캃캄캅캆캇캈 캉캊캋캌캍캎캏
치 ←	→ 캐

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [칼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kal
McCune–Reischauer?	k'al
Yale Romanization?	khal

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 칼의 / 칼에 / 칼까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 갏〮 (Yale: kálh). The Middle Korean /-h/ may be the remnant of an ancient place-related suffix; see Appendix:Middle Korean h-final nouns. Might be attested in place name glosses of the Samguk Sagi as Old Korean 加尸城 (*kalKƗ). Compare Japanese 刈る (karu, “to plow”).

Noun

칼 • (kal)

1. knife, sword

Derived terms

• 단칼 (dankal)
• 면도칼 (myeondokal)
• 수술칼 (susulkal)
• 식칼 (sik'kal)
• 주머니칼 (jumeonikal)
• 창칼 (changkal)
• 채칼 (chaekal)
• 총칼 (chongkal)
• 칼국수 (kalguksu)
• 칼날 (kallal)
• 칼납자루 (kallapjaru)
• 칼등 (kaldeung)
• 칼바람 (kalbaram)
• 칼상어 (kalsang'eo)
• 칼자루 (kaljaru)
• 칼잡이 (kaljabi)
• 칼질 (kaljil)
• 칼집 (kaljip)
• 칼춤 (kalchum)
• 한칼 (hankal)

 

Related terms

• 갈치 (galchi, “cutlassfish (Trichiuridae), especially silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus)”)

See also

• 검(劍) (geom, “sword”)
• 刀 (do), the hanja for "knife"

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 갏〮 (Yale: kálh).

Noun

칼 • (kal)

1. cangue

Derived terms

• 칼쓰다 (kalsseuda)
• 칼씌우다 (kalssuiuda)

 

See also

• 枷 (ga), the hanja for "cangue"