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U+C54C, 알
HANGUL SYLLABLE AL
Composition: + +

[U+C54B]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C54D]




씨 ←→ 애

Jeju

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Etymology

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Cognate with Korean 아래 (arae).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(al)

  1. below, bottom

Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean  (Yale: alh).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(al)

  1. egg, roe (of fish)
  2. grain (of cereals)
  3. (chiefly as a suffix) ball (small round object)
Usage notes
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  • (al) means "an egg of some animal that lays eggs", e.g., 새알 (saeal, “a bird's egg”), 메추리알 (mechurial, “a quail egg”), 개구리의 알 (gaeguriui al, “a frog's egg”).
    • To mean a hen's egg (as in "boiled eggs"), 달걀 (dalgyal), or equivalently, 계란 (gyeran) is used.
    • To mean an egg cell or ovum, 난자 (nanja) is used.
Derived terms
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(egg):

(grain):

(ball):

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  • 아들 (adeul, son)
  • (eol, soul, spirit)
  • 얼굴 (eolgul, face)
  • (ttal, daughter)
  • 씨앗 (ssiat, seed, grain)

See also

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English ar.

Noun

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(al)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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(al)

  1. future determiner of 알다 (alda, to know)