홀

Korean

Etymology 1

호혹혺혻혼혽혾 혿홀홁홂홃홄홅 홆홇홈홉홊홋홌 홍홎홏홐홑홒홓
혜 ←	→ 화

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 홀 • (hol)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅎ, ㅗ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

홀 • (hol)

1. single
2. (笏) scepter
3. (loanword) hole, compare 골 (gol): , 굴 (gul)
4. (loanword) hall

Synonyms

• 홑 (hot)

Antonyms

• 겹 (gyeop): double, twofold, fold
• 짝 (jjak): pair, couple

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 홀로 (hollo): alone
• 홀몸 (holmom): single (person)
• 홀수 (holsu): odd number

• 홀씨 (holssi): spore
• 홀아비 (horabi): widower
• 홀어미 (horeomi): widow

Related terms

• 호리 (hori): plough drawn by one draft animal instead of the two yoked.

See also

• 겨리 (gyeori): plough drawn by two yoked draft animals.
• 켜 (kyeo): layer, ply
• 여럿 (yeoreot): more than two