홀

홀 U+D640, 홀 HANGUL SYLLABLE HOL Composition: ㅎ + ㅗ + ㄹ ← 혿 [U+D63F] Hangul Syllables 홁 → [U+D641]

호혹혺혻혼혽혾 혿홀홁홂홃홄홅 홆홇홈홉홊홋홌 홍홎홏홐홑홒홓
혜 ←	→ 화

See also: 홀-

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [홀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hol
McCune–Reischauer?	hol
Yale Romanization?	hol

Etymology 1

From English hall.

Noun

홀 • (hol)

1. hall

Etymology 2

From English hole.

Noun

홀 • (hol)

1. (colloquial) hole

   Synonym: (more common) 구멍 (gumeong)

   18홀 골프 ― 18hol golpeu ― 18 holes of golf

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 笏 (“tablet held by officials at court”).

Noun

홀 • (hol)

1. (historical) tablet held by officials at court (used to take notes, or for ceremonial purposes)

   Synonym: 수판(手板) (supan)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 笏 for Sino-Korean compounds of 홀 (笏, hol).

Etymology 4

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

홀 (hol)

More information

1. 忽: suddenly; to neglect

   (eumhun reading: 갑자기 홀 (gapjagi hol))
   (MC reading: 忽 (MC xwot))

2. 惚: absentminded

   (eumhun reading: 황홀할 홀 (hwangholhal hol))
   (MC reading: 惚 (MC xwot))

3. 笏: tablet held by officials at court

   (eumhun reading: 홀 홀 (hol hol))
   (MC reading: 笏 (MC xwot))

4. 囫: only used in 홀륜 (囫圇, hollyun)

   (eumhun reading: 홀 (hol))
   (MC reading: 囫)