얼

Korean

Etymology 1

어억얶얷언얹얺 얻얼얽얾얿엀엁 엂엃엄업없엇었 엉엊엋엌엍엎엏
얘 ←	→ 에

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 얼 • (eol)

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

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eol
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏl
Yale Romanization?	ēl

Noun

얼 • (eol)

1. soul, spirit

Derived terms

• 열없다 (yeoreopda)

 

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [얼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eol
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏl
Yale Romanization?	el

Noun

얼 • (eol)

1. scratch, graze, scrape, abrasion
2. Abbreviation of 언걸 (eon'geol, “undeserved affliction”).
3. disaster, trouble, misfortune

Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [얼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eol
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏl
Yale Romanization?	el

Prefix

얼 • (eol)

1. Attached to some nouns to mean “slight, approximate, incomplete, insufficient”.
2. Attached to verbs and the noun form of some verbs to mean “slightly, incomplete, indistinctly”.

Derived terms

• 얼간 (eolgan)
• 얼갈이 (eolgari)
• 얼거리 (eolgeori)
• 얼버무리다 (eolbeomurida)
• 얼보다 (eolboda)
• 얼치기 (eolchigi)

 

See also

• 얼다 (eolda)