그릇

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin cheongangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 그릇〮 (Yale: kùlús). Probably a borrowing from Old Chinese 器 (OC *kʰrɯds, “utensil, ware”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯɾɯt̚]
• Phonetic hangeul: [그륻]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geureut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geuleus
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭrŭt
Yale Romanization?	kulus

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 그릇의 / 그릇에 / 그릇까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

그릇 • (geureut)

1. bowl

   밥 한 그릇

   bap han geureut

   a bowl of rice

   그것을 그릇에 담아!

   Geugeoseul geureuse dama!

   Put it in the bowl!

2. container, vessel
3. (personal) caliber, capacity

See also

• 굴 (gul, “cave, hollow”)
• 굿 (gut, “cavity, pit”)
• 배알 (baeal, “bowel, gut”)
• 볼 (bol, “bowl”)
• 사발(沙鉢) (sabal)

 

Counter

그릇 • (geureut)

1. bowl

Etymology 2

From 그르— (geureu-).

Adverb

그릇 • (geureut)

1. falsely, wrongly

Derived terms

• 그릇되다 (geureutdoeda, “to be wrong, to become wrong”)