골
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| 고곡곢곣곤곥곦 곧골곩곪곫곬곭 곮곯곰곱곲곳곴 공곶곷곸곹곺곻 | |
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Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 골〯 (Yale: kwǒl).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞(ː)ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [골(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gol |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gol |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kol |
| Yale Romanization? | kōl |
Noun
골 • (gol)
- gorge; gully; valley; alley
- ditch; drain; furrow
- cave; hole; hollow
- (figurative) division, discord
- 양국 간의 골이 깊어지다
- yangguk gan-ui gol-i gipeojida
- the discord between the two countries becomes more severe
Derived terms
idioms
- 골로 가다 (gollo gada, “to die; to croak; to be doomed”)
- 골로 보내다 (gollo bonaeda, “to kill”)
nouns
- 고랑 (gorang)
- 골목 (golmok)
- 골짜기 (goljjagi)
- 골풀무 (golpulmu, “foot bellows (dugout in the ground)”)
- 산골 (san'gol)
Etymology 2
First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576, as Middle Korean 골 (Yale: kwol). Perhaps ultimately cognate with Sino-Korean 골(骨) (gol).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [골]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gol |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gol |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kol |
| Yale Romanization? | kol |
Noun
골 • (gol)
- bone marrow
- Synonyms: 뼛골 (ppyeotgol), 뼛속 (ppyeotsok)
- brain
- Synonyms: (Sino-Korean) 뇌(腦) (noe), 머릿골 (meoritgol)
Derived terms
- 머릿골 (meoritgol, “brain”)
- 뼛골 (ppyeotgol, “bone marrow”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 骨 (骨), from the Middle Korean reading 골〮 (Yale: kwól).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [골]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gol |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gol |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kol |
| Yale Romanization? | kol |
Noun
골 • (gol) (hanja 骨)
- bone
- Synonym: (native Korean) 뼈 (ppyeo)
- (historical) bone-rank system
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 骨 (骨) for Sino-Korean compounds of 골 (骨, gol).
Etymology 4
Borrowed from English goal.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈o̞ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [꼴]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gol |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gol |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kol |
| Yale Romanization? | qkol |
Noun
골 • (gol)
- (sports) goal
- 골을 득점하다
- gol-eul deukjeomhada
- to score a goal
Derived terms
- 골인 (gorin)
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǒl/
Noun
골〯 (kwǒl)
- gorge; vale; valley
- ditch
- cave; hole
Descendants
- Korean: 골 (gol)