하늘
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Jilin Leishi (雞林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Early Middle Korean 漢㮈 (reconstructed *hanól).[1] In the Korean alphabet: First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 하ᄂᆞᆶ (Yale: hanolh).
Pronunciation
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- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠nɯɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [하늘]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | haneul |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | haneul |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hanŭl |
| Yale Romanization? | hanul |
Noun
하늘 • (haneul)
- sky
- (chiefly Confucianism) heaven
- 하늘이 무섭지 않는가?
- haneur-i museopji anneun'ga?
- Do you not fear heaven?
- (Christianity) heavenly god
- (obsolete) palate
- Synonym: 입천장 (ipcheonjang)
Synonyms
- 천 (天, cheon, “sky, heaven”)
- 천공 (天空, cheon'gong, “sky”)
- 천궁 (天穹, cheon'gung, “(literally) sky dome”)
- 공 (空, gong, “(mainly) void”)
- 궁 (穹, gung, “dome”)
Antonyms
- 땅 (ttang, “earth”)
Derived terms
- 하늘나라 (haneullara, “Heaven, paradise”)
- 하늘빛 (haneulbit, “sky blue”)
- 하느님 (haneunim, “(secular) heavenly god”)
See also
- 하나 (hana, “one”)
- 하나님 (hananim, “(Christian) heavenly god”)
- 한울님 (hanullim, “(Cheondogyo) heavenly god”)
- 구무 (gumu, “(obsolete) hole, cavity”)