물

물

물 U+BB3C, 물 HANGUL SYLLABLE MUL Composition: ㅁ + ㅜ + ㄹ Dubeolsik input: a-n-f ← 묻 [U+BB3B] Hangul Syllables 묽 → [U+BB3D]

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[muɭ]
• Phonetic Hangul[물]

Revised Romanization? mul Revised Romanization (translit.)? mul McCune–Reischauer? mul Yale Romanization? mul Audio (file)

Etymology 1

무묵묶묷문묹묺 묻물묽묾묿뭀뭁 뭂뭃뭄뭅뭆뭇뭈 뭉뭊뭋뭌뭍뭎뭏
묘 ←	→ 뭐

Syllable

물 • (mul)

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

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 믈 (mul). Possibly cognate with Japanese 水 (mizu, “water”).

Noun

물 • (mul)

1. water, a liquid widely distributed in the natural world in the form of rivers, lakes, oceans, and groundwater.

   제인, 이 글라디올러스가 왜 시들해지고 있을까? 얼마나 자주 물을 주었지?

   Jein, i geulladiolleoseuga wae sideulhaejigo isseulkka? eolmana jaju mureul jueotji?

   Jane, why is this gladiolus getting weak? - How often did you give water to it?

Derived terms

• 눈물 (nunmul, “tears”)

Prefix

물— • (mul-)

1. aquatic

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

물 (mul)

1. 勿:

   (MC reading: 勿 (MC mɨut̚))

2. 物:

   (MC reading: 物 (MC mɨut̚))

3. 沕:

   (MC reading: 沕 (MC mˠiɪt̚, mɨut̚))

References

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