가불

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 假拂.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)buɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)불]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gabul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gabul
McCune–Reischauer?	kabul
Yale Romanization?	kāpul

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	가불하다

가불 • (gabul) (hanja 假拂)

1. an advance (salary paid in advance)

   가불을 받다 ― gabur-eul batda ― to get an advance

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠buɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [가불]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gabul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gabul
McCune–Reischauer?	kabul
Yale Romanization?	kapul

Root

가불 • (gabul)

1. Root of 가불거리다 (gabulgeorida) / 가불대다 (gabuldaeda). Rarely used alone.

Derived terms

• 가불가불 (gabulgabul)