팔

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠ɭ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [팔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pal
McCune–Reischauer?	p'al
Yale Romanization?	phal

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ (Yale: pol). (connective form: ᄇᆞᆶ (polh)). Also attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ (Yale: pol).

Noun

팔 • (pal)

1. arm

Synonyms

• (dialect) 팔리 (palli)
• (dialect) 포리 (pori)
• (dialect) 폴 (pol)
• (dialect) 폴께 (polkke)
• (dialect) Jeju ᄑᆞᆯ (pʰʌl)

Derived terms

• 팔씨름 (palssireum, “arm wrestling”)
• 팔뚝 (palttuk, “forearm”)
• 팔꿈치 (palkkumchi, “elbow (literally, arm's bend)”)
• 팔다리 (paldari, “limbs (literally, arms and legs)”)
• 팔짱 (paljjang, “folded arms”)
• 팔베개 (palbegae, “pillowing of the head on the arm”)
• 팔걸이 (palgeori, “armrest (literally, arm's hanger)”)
• 팔목 (palmok, “wrist (literally, arm's neck)”)
• 팔구브렁 (palgubeureong, “(obsolete) elbow (literally, arm's bend)”)
• 팔구븨 (palgubui, “(obsolete) elbow (literally, arm's bend)”)
• 팔뚝 (palttuk, “forearm (literally, arm's thick)”)
• 팔매 (palmae, “throwing (a stone, etc.)”)
• 팔심 (palsim, “power of the arm”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 八 (“eight”)

Numeral

1. (Sino-Korean number) eight
2. eighth

Usage notes

In Modern Korean, numbers are almost always written in Arabic numerals.

팔 means “eighth” if it is directly put before a noun other than modern units.

팔 층: eighth floor

여덟 층: eight floors

팔 팀: Team 8

여덟 팀: eight teams

Synonyms

• 여덟 (yeodeol) (native Korean number, ordinal Korean number)

1. 그 남자 아이는 여덟 살이다.

   geu namja aineun yeodeol sarida.

   That boy is eight years old.