물

물	U+BB3C, 물 HANGUL SYLLABLE MUL

Composition:

ㅁ + ㅜ + ㄹ

← 묻
[U+BB3B]

Hangul Syllables

묽 →
[U+BB3D]

묘 ←	→ 뭐
무 묵 묶 묷 문 묹 묺 묻물묽 묾 묿 뭀 뭁 뭂 뭃 뭄 뭅 뭆 뭇 뭈 뭉 뭊 뭋 뭌 뭍 뭎 뭏

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 물 (mul, “water”), possible cognate with Proto-Tungusic *mū, Jurchen 木克 (mu-ke /⁠muke⁠/), Manchu ᠮᡠᡴᡝ (muke), Goguryeo 買 (*me, “river; water”), Mongolian мөрөн (mörön, “river”), Japanese 水 (mizu, “water”).

Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽mul⫽
(Jeju City) IPA^(key): [muɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [물]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	mul
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	mul
Yale Romanization^?	mul

Noun

물 (mul)

water

References

“물” in Andrew Cheng; K. David Harrison, Jeju-eo Talking Dictionary, Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, 2014.
“물” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Alternative forms

믈 (meul) — Early Modern

Etymology 1

First attested as Late Old Korean 沒 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)^[1], 1103, from Old Korean 勿 (*mul), an element that apparently means “water” in ancient first-millennium place names in southern Korea. Ancient northern Korean toponyms tend to use Goguryeo 買 (*me) for “water”, which now only survives in certain words such as 미나리 (minari).

In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 믈〮 (Yale: múl).

Possible cognate with Proto-Tungusic *mū, Jurchen 木克 (mu-ke /⁠muke⁠/), Manchu ᠮᡠᡴᡝ (muke), Mongolian мөрөн (mörön, “river”), Japanese 水 (mizu, “water”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɭ]
- Audio: (file)
Phonetic hangul: [물]

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

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 물의 / 물에 / 물까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

물 • (mul)

water
신체 기능 유지 와 건강 을 위해 수면 전 적당량 의 물을 마시는 게 좋아.
Sinche gineung yuji-wa geon'gang-eul wihae sumyeon jeon jeokdangnyang-ui mur-eul masineun ge joa.
To maintain bodily functions and health, it is good to drink an appropriate amount of water before sleep.

이 꽃 은 왜 시들고 있니? 얼마나 자주 물을 주었지?
i kkoch-eun wae sideulgo inni? eolmana jaju mur-eul jueotji?
Why is this flower withering? How often did you give water to it?
(after another noun, often negative) influence; taint (with verbs 들다 (deulda) or 먹다 (meokda))
뉴욕 갔다 오니 미국 물이 다 들었네.
Nyuyok gatda oni Miguk mur-i da deureonne.
After coming back from New York, you've become so Americanized [in a bad way].
(literally, “After coming back from New York, all the American water has entered you.”)

Derived terms

강물 (gangmul)
개울물 (gae'ulmul)
계곡물 (gyegongmul)
고인물 (goinmul)
구정물 (gujeongmul)
국물 (gungmul)
냇물 (naenmul)
눈물 (nunmul)
단물 (danmul)
더운물 (deounmul)
맹물 (maengmul)
먹물 (meongmul)
목욕물 (mogyongmul)
물가 (mulga)
물개 (mulgae)
물거품 (mulgeopum)
물결 (mulgyeol)
물고기 (mulgogi)
물귀신 (mulgwisin)
물기 (mulgi)
물김치 (mulgimchi)
물꼬 (mulkko)
물냉면 (mullaengmyeon)
물놀이 (mullori)
물방아 (mulbang'a)
물방울 (mulbang'ul)
물뱀 (mulbaem)
물벼락 (mulbyeorak)
물병 (mulbyeong)
물보라 (mulbora)
물비누 (mulbinu)
물빨래 (mulppallae)
물살 (mulsal)
물세탁 (mulsetak)
물소리 (mulsori)
물속 (mulsok)
물수건 (mulsugeon)
물수제비 (mulsujebi)
물시계 (mulsigye)
물약 (muryak)
물위 (murwi)
물잔 (muljan)
물장난 (muljangnan)
물줄기 (muljulgi)
물컵 (mulkeop)
물통 (multong)
물티슈 (multisyu)
물휴지 (mulhyuji)
민물 (minmul)
밀물 (milmul)
바닷물 (badanmul)
비눗물 (binunmul)
빗물 (binmul)
샘물 (saemmul)
설탕물 (seoltangmul)
소금물 (sogeummul)
수돗물 (sudonmul)
시냇물 (sinaenmul)
썩은물 (sseogeunmul)
썰물 (sseolmul)
아랫물 (araenmul)
얼음물 (eoreummul)
온천물 (oncheonmul)
윗물 (winmul)
잿물 (jaenmul)
짠물 (jjanmul)
찬물 (chanmul)
찻물 (chanmul)
콧물 (konmul)
큰물 (keunmul)
흙탕물 (heuktangmul)

Prefix

물— • (mul-)

aquatic

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

물 • (mul)

More information

勿:
(MC reading: 勿 (MC mjut))
物:
(MC reading: 物 (MC mjut))
沕:
(MC reading: 沕 (MC mit|mjut))