그릇

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin cheongangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 그릇 (kulus). Possibly cognate with Old Chinese 器 (OC *kʰrɯds, “utensil, ware”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[kɯɾɯt̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[그륻]

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

Noun

그릇 • (geureut)

1. bowl

   밥 한그릇 ― 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)

Etymology 2

From 그르— (geureu-).

Adverb

그릇 • (geureut)

1. falsely, wrongly

Derived terms

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