이불

Korean

Alternative forms

• 니불 (nibul) (Early Modern)

Etymology

First attested as Late Old Korean 泥不 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)^[1], 1103.

In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 니블〮 (Yale: nìpúl).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ibuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [이불]

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

Noun

이불 • (ibul)

1. blanket; duvet

   어머니는 아이에게 이불을 덮어 주었습니다.

   Eomeonineun ai-ege ibur-eul deopeo jueotseumnida.

   The mother covered her child with a blanket.

Derived terms

• 홑이불 (honnibul)