절

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절 U+C808, 절
HANGUL SYLLABLE JEOL
Composition:ㅈ + ㅓ + ㄹ
← 젇
[U+C807] 		Hangul Syllables 젉 →
[U+C809]
저적젂젃전젅젆
젇절젉젊젋젌젍
젎젏점접젒젓젔
정젖젗젘젙젚젛
쟤 ←→ 제

Jeju

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Etymology

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Cognate with Korean 결 (gyeol).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /t͡ɕəɭ/

Noun

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절 (jeol)

  1. wave

Synonyms

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References

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  • “절” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 節.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeol
McCune–Reischauer?chŏl
Yale Romanization?cel

Noun

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절 • (jeol) (hanja 節)

  1. a verse, passage, paragraph
  2. (grammar) clause
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 절〮 (Yale: cyél).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeol
McCune–Reischauer?chŏl
Yale Romanization?cel

Noun

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절 • (jeol)

  1. bow; greeting
    부모님께 절을 올리다 ― bumonim-kke jeor-eul ollida ― to bow to one's parents
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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

Possibly from Middle Chinese 剎 (MC tsrhaet), abbreviation of 剎多羅 (MC tsrhaet ta la), ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣetra). Cognate with Japanese 寺 (tera, “Buddhist temple”), which is thought to be a borrowing from an ancient Koreanic language. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeol
McCune–Reischauer?chŏl
Yale Romanization?cel

Noun

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절 • (jeol)

  1. Buddhist monastery / temple
    Synonym: 사찰(寺刹) (sachal)
    절을 찾아 마음을 수양해야겠다. ― Jeor-eul chaja ma'eum-eul suyanghaeyagetda. ― I've got to find a temple to cultivate my soul.
Proverbs
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Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeol
McCune–Reischauer?chŏl
Yale Romanization?cel

Pronoun

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절 • (jeol)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of 저를 (jeo-reul, “me”, first-person singular polite pronoun used as a direct object)

Etymology 5

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Preserves the Old Korean form as suggested in Jīlín lèishì; see Korean 저 (jeo) for more.

Noun

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절 • (jeol)

  1. (dialectal, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Gyeongsang) chopsticks
    Synonym: (standard South Korean) 젓가락 (jeotgarak)

Etymology 6

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Verb

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절 • (jeol)

  1. Future adnominal of 절다 (jeolda)

Etymology 7

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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절 (jeol)

More information
  1. 㐉: a slave, a maid
    (MC reading: 㐉)
  2. 㑜: engrave
    (eumhun reading: 새길 절 (saegil jeol))
    (MC reading: 㑜 (MC yejH|trhjejH))
  3. 伽:
    (MC reading: 伽 (MC gja))
  4. 切: to cut; everything
    (eumhun reading: 끊을 절 (kkeuneul jeol))
    (MC reading: 切 (MC tshejH|tshet))
  5. 卩: military authorization seal
    (eumhun reading: 병부 절 (byeongbu jeol))
    (MC reading: 卩)
  6. 姪:
    (MC reading: 姪 (MC drit|det))
  7. 岊:
    (MC reading: 岊 (MC dzet))
  8. 帙:
    (MC reading: 帙 (MC drit))
  9. 截: sever
    (eumhun reading: 끊을 절 (kkeuneul jeol))
    (MC reading: 截)
  10. 折:
    (MC reading: 折 (MC dej|tsyet|dzyet))
  11. 晢:
    (MC reading: 晢 (MC tsyejH|tsyet))
  12. 浙:
    (MC reading: 浙 (MC tsyet))
  13. 準: standard
    (eumhun reading: 준할 절 (junhal jeol))
    (MC reading: 準 (MC tsywinX|tsywet))
  14. 癤:
    (MC reading: 癤 (MC tset))
  15. 窃:
    (MC reading: 窃)
  16. 窒:
    (MC reading: 窒 (MC trit|tet))
  17. 竊: to steal
    (eumhun reading: 훔칠 절 (humchil jeol))
    (MC reading: 竊 (MC tshet))
  18. 節: section
    (eumhun reading: 마디 절 (madi jeol))
    (MC reading: 節 (MC tset))
  19. 絶: end
    (eumhun reading: 끊을 절 (kkeuneul jeol))
    (MC reading: 絶)
  20. 絕: Alternative form of 絶
    (MC reading: 絕 (MC dzjwet))
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