밀

Korean

Etymology 1

미믹믺믻민믽믾 믿밀밁밂밃밄밅 밆밇밈밉밊밋밌 밍밎및밐밑밒밓
믜 ←	→ 바

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 밀 • (mil)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅁ, ㅣ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 밀 (Yale: mil).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [밀]

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

Noun

밀 • (mil)

1. wheat

Synonyms

• 참밀 (chammil)
• 소맥 (小麥, somaek)

Derived terms

• 메밀 (memil, “buckwheat”)
• 밀가루 (milgaru, “wheat flour”)
• 밀기울 (milgiul, “wheat bran”)
• 밀보리 (milbori, “wheat and barley”)
• 밀짚 (miljip, “wheat straw”)
• 밀짚모자 (—帽子, miljimmoja, “wheat straw hat”)
• 호밀 (胡밀, homil, “rye”)

 

See also

• 귀리 (gwiri, “oat”)
• 보리 (bori, “barley”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 蜜 (“honey”)

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 밀 (Yale: mil).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mi(ː)ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [밀(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

밀 • (mil) (hanja 蜜)

1. beeswax
2. (only used in compounds) honey

Synonyms

• (beeswax): 밀랍 (蜜蠟, millap)
• (honey): 꿀 (kkul) (native Korean)

Derived terms

• 구밀복검 (口蜜腹劍, gumilbokgeom)
• 당밀 (糖蜜, dangmil, “molasses”)
• 밀봉 (蜜蜂, milbong, “honey bee”)
• 밀월 (蜜月, mirwol)
• 밀주 (蜜酒, milju)
• 화밀 (花蜜, hwamil, “nectar”)

 

See also

• 봉 (蜂, bong, “bee”)

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

밀 (mil)

1. 密: dense

   (eumhun reading: 빽빽할 밀 (ppaekppaekhal mil))
   (MC reading: 密 (MC mit))

2. 蜜: honey

   (eumhun reading: 꿀 밀 (kkul mil))
   (MC reading: 蜜 (MC mjit))

3. 謐:

   (MC reading: 謐 (MC mjit))

4. 樒:

   (MC reading: 樒 (MC mit))

5. 滵:

   (MC reading: 滵 (MC mit))

6. 嘧:

   (MC reading: 嘧)

7. 宓:

   (MC reading: 宓 (MC mjit|mit))

8. 榓:

   (MC reading: 榓 (MC mjit))

9. 櫁:

   (MC reading: 櫁)

10. 沕:

    (MC reading: 沕 (MC mit))

11. 蔤:

    (MC reading: 蔤 (MC mit))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 17. [1]
• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]