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U+ACB0, 결
HANGUL SYLLABLE GYEOL
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Hangul Syllables
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겿
게 ←→ 계

Korean[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeol
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏl
Yale Romanization?kyel

Etymology 1[edit]

Of native Korean origin.

Noun[edit]

(gyeol)

  1. layer, ply, texture (as of textile, wood, annual ring, wave, breath, temperament, etc.)
  2. verge, vicinity, chance, opportunity, moment (as of wind, sleep, dream, etc.)
    바람 피리 소리 들렸다.
    baram-gyeor-e piri sori-ga deullyeotda.
    I heard a flute sound riding on the wind.
    누가 소리 들었다.
    jam-gyeor-e nuga uneun sori-reul deureotda.
    While sleeping, I heard someone crying.
    어느 지났다.
    eoneugyeor-e han dar-i jinatda.
    A month has passed unknowingly.
  3. (obsolete) wave
Synonyms[edit]
  • (layer, ply): (kyeo)
  • (time, moment, duration): (ttae), (cham)
  • (duration, interval): 동안 (dong'an), 사이 (sai)
Derived terms[edit]
layer, ply, texture
  • 나무결 (namugyeol, wood texture, annual ring)
  • 물결 (mulgyeol, wave, surf, ripple)
  • 비단결 (bidan'gyeol, fine texture of or like silk)
  • 성(性)결 (seonggyeol, temperament)
  • 숨결 (sumgyeol, state of breath)
  • 한결 (han'gyeol, uniformity; (adverbial) one layer, level, step (higher or better))
verge, duration, moment
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From 겨울 (gyeoul).

Noun[edit]

(gyeol)

  1. Contraction of 겨울 (gyeoul, winter).

Etymology 3[edit]

Sino-Korean word from (to connect; to form; to bind)

Noun[edit]

(gyeol) (hanja )

  1. connection; formation
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
  • 맺다 (maetda, to bear, yield, produce; to tie, knot)
  • 엉기다 (eonggida, to coagulate, congeal, condensate)
  • 끝맺다 (kkeunmaetda, to conclude)
  • 마치다 (machida, to conclude)

Etymology 4[edit]

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable[edit]

(gyeol)

  1. : to decide; to determine; to judge
    (eumhun reading: 결단할 (gyeoldanhal gyeol))
    (MC reading: (MC xwet|kwet))
  2. : clean; pure
    (eumhun reading: 깨끗할 (kkaekkeuthal gyeol))
    (MC reading: (MC ket))
  3. : lack; deficit
    (eumhun reading: 이지러질 (ijireojil gyeol))
    (MC reading: (MC khwet|khjwiet))
  4. :
    (MC reading: (MC kwet))
  5. :
    (MC reading: (MC kwet|'wet))
  6. :
    (MC reading: )
  7. :
    (MC reading: (MC kwen|'wet|'jet))
  8. :
    (MC reading: )
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC kwet))
  10. :
    (MC reading: (MC ket|khet))
  11. :
    (MC reading: (MC khjwieH|kwet))
  12. :
    (MC reading: (MC khwet))
  13. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: )

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