칼

Korean

Alternative forms

• 갈 (gal) (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 갏 (Yale: kalh).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [칼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kal
McCune–Reischauer?	k'al
Yale Romanization?	khal

Noun

칼 • (kal)

1. knife, sword

Derived terms

• 칼집 (kaljip): sheath, scabbard

See also

• 쐐기 (sswaegi): wedge
• 갈치 (galchi): cutlassfish (Trichiuridae), especially silver scabbardfish ()
• 검 (geom)
• 도 (do)
• 나이프 (naipeu)