딸

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄯᆞᆯ (Yale: stol).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈a̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [딸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttal
McCune–Reischauer?	ttal
Yale Romanization?	ttal

Noun

딸 • (ttal)

1. daughter

   딸을 시집보내다

   ttareul sijipbonaeda

   to give one's daughter away in marriage

   그녀는 결혼하여 아들 셋에 딸을 하나 낳았습니다.

   geunyeoneun gyeolhonhayeo adeul sese ttareul hana naatseumnida.

   She is married with three sons and one daughter.

   딸이 미혼모가 되어야 하니 체면이 서지 않게 되었다.

   ttari mihonmoga doeeoya hani chemyeoni seoji anke doeeotda.

   We feel it's a disgrace that our daughter should be an unmarried mother.

See also

• 아들 (adeul, “son”)