하ᄂᆞᆳ아ᄃᆞᆯ

Middle Korean

Etymology

From 하ᄂᆞᆯ (hanol, “sky, heaven”) +‎ ㅅ (-s, genitive marker) +‎ 아ᄃᆞᆯ (adol, “son”). Calque of Chinese 天子 (tiānzǐ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hà.nʌ́lz à.tʌ́l/

Noun

하ᄂᆞᆳ〮아ᄃᆞᆯ〮 (hànól-s-àtól)

1. Son of Heaven; Emperor of China
   • 1459, 月印釋譜 / 월인석보 [Worin seokbo], page 2:69a:

     天(텬)子(ᄌᆞᆼ〯)ᄂᆞᆫ〮 하ᄂᆞᆳ〮아ᄃᆞ〮리니〮 東(도ᇰ)土(통〯)애〮셔〮 皇(ᅘᅪᇰ)帝(뎽〮)ᄅᆞᆯ〮 天(텬)子(ᄌᆞᆼ〯)ᅟㅣ시다〮 ᄒᆞ〮ᄂᆞ〮니라〮

     THYÈN.CǑ-nón hànól-s-àtól-ìní TWÒNG.THWǑ-áysyé HHWÀNG.TYÉY-lól THYÈN.CǑ-ỳsìtá hónónìlá

     [The Chinese word] 天子 means, "the Son of Heaven": in China, the emperor is called the Son of Heaven.