발

발

발 U+BC1C, 발 HANGUL SYLLABLE BAL Composition: ㅂ + ㅏ + ㄹ ← 받 [U+BC1B] Hangul Syllables 밝 → [U+BC1D]

바박밖밗반밙밚 받발밝밞밟밠밡 밢밣밤밥밦밧밨 방밪밫밬밭밮밯
미 ←	→ 배

Jeju

Noun

발 (bal)

1. foot (of a human or animal)

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Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 潑 (Yale: *pal).

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 발〮 (Yale: pál).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [발]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bal
McCune–Reischauer?	pal
Yale Romanization?	pal

Noun

발 (bal, “foot”).

발 • (bal)

1. foot (of a human or animal)

   오른발

   oreunbal

   right foot

   왼발

   oenbal

   left foot

   발로 축구공을 차다 ― balro chukgugong-eul chada ― to kick a soccer ball (with one's foot)

2. leg (of furniture, etc.)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 까치발 (kkachibal)
• 네발 (nebal)
• 뒷발 (dwitbal)
• 마당발 (madangbal)
• 맨발 (maenbal)
• 목발 (mokbal)
• 발가락 (balgarak)
• 발걸음 (balgeoreum)
• 발굽 (balgup)
• 발길 (balgil)
• 발꿈치 (balkkumchi)
• 발끝 (balkkeut)
• 발뒤꿈치 (baldwikkumchi)
• 발등 (baldeung)
• 발목 (balmok)
• 발밑 (balmit)
• 발바닥 (balbadak)
• 발버둥 (balbeodung)
• 발번역 (balbeonyeok)
• 발볼 (balbol)
• 발뼈 (balppyeo)
• 발소리 (balsori)
• 발야구 (baryagu)
• 발연기 (baryeon'gi)
• 발자국 (baljaguk)
• 발자취 (baljachwi)
• 발적화 (baljeokhwa)
• 발질 (baljil)
• 발짝 (baljjak)
• 발톱 (baltop)
• 발판 (balpan)
• 손발 (sonbal)
• 신발 (sinbal)
• 앞발 (apbal)
• 양발 (yangbal)
• 오른발 (oreunbal)
• 오리발 (oribal)
• 왼발 (oenbal)
• 족발 (jokbal)
• 첫발 (cheotbal)
• 평발 (pyeongbal)
• 헛발 (heotbal)

See also

• 足 (jok), the hanja for "foot"

Counter

발 • (bal)

1. steps (with determiner numerals)

   한 발 한 발 내딛다 ― han bal han bal naeditda ― to take one step at a time

   Synonyms: 걸음 (georeum), 보(步) (bo)

Usage notes

발 (bal) is usually used for counting steps under ten. Therefore, 걸음 (georeum) and 보(步) (bo), which can be used to count steps of any number, are not interchangeable with this term in many cases.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 발〯 (Yale: pǎl).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠(ː)ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [발(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bal
McCune–Reischauer?	pal
Yale Romanization?	pāl

Noun

발 • (bal)

1. blind, screen, or curtain made with woven bamboo or reed strips, used especially for shielding from the sun

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 구슬발 (guseulbal)
• 발고리 (balgori)
• 통발 (tongbal)

See also

• 簾 (yeom), a hanja traditionally glossed with this word

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠(ː)ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [발(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bal
McCune–Reischauer?	pal
Yale Romanization?	pāl

Noun

발 • (bal)

1. strands of noodles or string

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 국숫발 (guksutbal)
• 면발 (myeonbal)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 發 (發).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [발]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bal
McCune–Reischauer?	pal
Yale Romanization?	pal

Counter

발 • (bal) (hanja 發)

1. Counter for shots or rounds fired by a gun or cannon: round

   Synonym: 방(放) (bang)

Suffix

—발 • (-bal) (hanja 發)

1. originating from...

   미국발 공황 ― Migukbal gonghwang ― [economic] depression originating from the USA

2. departing from..., starting from...

   부산발 기차 ― Busanbal gicha ― [a] train departing from Busan

Usage notes

Often written in the hanja form in news headlines.

Derived terms

• 발(發)하다 (balhada)
• See the hanja entry at 發 (發) for Sino-Korean compounds of 발 (發, bal).

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

발 (bal)

Extended content

發 (發): (MC reading: 發 (MC pʉɐt̚)) 拔 (拔): (MC reading: 拔 (MC bʉɐt̚, buɑt̚)) 髮 (髮): (MC reading: 髮 (MC pʉɐt̚)) 潑 (潑): (MC reading: 潑 (MC pʰuɑt̚)) 鉢 (鉢): (MC reading: 鉢 (MC puɑt̚)) 渤 (渤): (MC reading: 渤 (MC buət̚)) 勃 (勃): (MC reading: 勃 (MC buət̚)) 撥 (撥): (MC reading: 撥 (MC puɑt̚)) 跋 (跋): (MC reading: 跋 (MC buɑt̚)) 醱 (醱): (MC reading: 醱) 魃 (魃): (MC reading: 魃 (MC buɑt̚)) 炦 (炦): (MC reading: 炦 (MC buɑt̚)) 哱 (哱): (MC reading: 哱 (MC pʰuət̚)) 浡 (浡): (MC reading: 浡 (MC buət̚)) 脖 (脖): (MC reading: 脖 (MC buət̚)) 鈸 (鈸): (MC reading: 鈸 (MC buɑt̚)) 鵓 (鵓): (MC reading: 鵓 (MC buət̚)) 悖 (悖): (MC reading: 悖 (MC buət̚))

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Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pál/

Noun

발〮 (pál) (locative 바래〮 (pàl-áy))

1. foot

Descendants

• Korean: 발 (bal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǎl/

Noun

발〯 (pǎl) (locative 바〯래〮 (pǎl-áy))

1. blind, screen, or curtain made with woven bamboo or reed strips

Descendants

• Korean: 발 (bal)