가벌

가벌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 家 (“family”) + 閥 (“lineage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ka̠bʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic Hangul[가벌]

Revised Romanization? gabeol Revised Romanization (translit.)? gabeol McCune–Reischauer? kabŏl Yale Romanization? kapel

Noun

가벌 • (gabeol)

1. family lineage
2. pedigree

   좋은 가벌의 사람.

   Joeun gabeorui saram.

   A person from a wealthy, noble family.

Synonyms

• 가문 (gamun)

References

• Martin, Samuel E.; Yang Ha Lee; Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 17.