놀

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 노을 (Yale: nwo.ul).

Noun

놀 • (nol)

1. (sunrise or sunset) glow, red sky (beginning and ending of daylight)
2. (seamen's term for rough sea waves) billow
3. (obsolete) roe deer

Alternative forms

• 노을 (no'eul): glow, red sky

Derived terms

• 아침놀 (achimnol): sunrise glow
• 저녁놀 (jeonyeongnol): sunset glow