Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 골 (Yale: kwol).
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | kkol |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kkol |
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McCune–Reischauer? | kkol |
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Yale Romanization? | kkol |
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Noun
꼴 • (kkol)
- (rare) the shape or appearance of a thing
- (derogatory) The condition or state of someone or something.
Derived terms
- (shape or appearance):
- 세모꼴 (semokkol, “triangle”)
- 네모꼴 (nemokkol, “quadrangle”)
- 글꼴 (geulkkol, “font”)
- (derogatory: condition):
- 꼴불견 (kkolbulgyeon, “disgusting or indecent person or thing”)