굴

굴

굴 U+AD74, 굴 HANGUL SYLLABLE GUL Composition: ㄱ + ㅜ + ㄹ Dubeolsik input: r-n-f ← 굳 [U+AD73] Hangul Syllables 굵 → [U+AD75]

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[kuɭ]
• Phonetic Hangul[굴]

Revised Romanization? gul Revised Romanization (translit.)? gul McCune–Reischauer? kul Yale Romanization? kwul

Etymology 1

구국굮굯군굱굲 굳굴굵굶굷굸굹 굺굻굼굽굾굿궀 궁궂궃궄궅궆궇
교 ←	→ 궈

Syllable

굴 • (gul)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅜ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 窟 (“cave”)

Noun

굴 • (gul) (hanja 窟)

1. cave
2. tunnel
3. den

Derived terms

• 동굴 (洞窟, donggul)
• 빈민굴 (貧民窟, binmin-gul)
• 소굴 (巢窟, sogul)

 

See also

• 골 (gol)
• 구덩이 (gudeong-i)
• 구렁 (gureong)
• 구멍 (gumeong)

 

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

굴 (gul)

1. 屈:

   (MC reading: 屈 (MC kɨut̚, kʰɨut̚))

2. 窟:

   (MC reading: 窟 (MC kʰuət̚))

3. 堀:

   (MC reading: 堀 (MC ɡɨut̚, kʰuət̚))

4. 掘:

   (MC reading: 掘 (MC ɡɨut̚))

5. 倔:

   (MC reading: 倔 (MC ɡɨut̚))

6. 崛:

   (MC reading: 崛 (MC ɡɨut̚))

7. 淈:

   (MC reading: 淈 (MC kuət̚))

8. 詘:

   (MC reading: 詘 (MC kʰɨut̚))

9. 厥:

   (MC reading: 厥 (MC kɨut̚))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2015). Table of Hanja for Personal Names (인명용한자표, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).