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U+D138, 털
HANGUL SYLLABLE TEOL
Composition: + +

[U+D137]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D139]




턔 ←→ 테

Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 터리〮 (Yale: thèlí). Possibly from Goguryeo /*tel/, as seen in 鐵~毛乙.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?teol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?teol
McCune–Reischauer?t'ŏl
Yale Romanization?thel

Noun

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(teol)

  1. hair
  2. fur, wool, feather

Derived terms

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  • 보라털 (borateol, “purple algae”)
  • 털보 (teolbo, “hairy person”)