벌

벌

벌 U+BC8C, 벌 HANGUL SYLLABLE BEOL Composition: ㅂ + ㅓ + ㄹ ← 벋 [U+BC8B] Hangul Syllables 벍 → [U+BC8D]

버벅벆벇번벉벊 벋벌벍벎벏벐벑 벒벓범법벖벗벘 벙벚벛벜벝벞벟
뱨 ←	→ 베

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 벌〯 (Yale: pěl).

Possibly cognate with Japanese 蜂(はち) (hachi, “bee; wasp”, Old Japanese reading pati).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beol
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏl
Yale Romanization?	pēl

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 벌의 / 벌에 / 벌까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

Noun

벌 • (beol)

1. any kind of bee, wasp, or hornet
   1. (specifically) honey bee (Apis mellifera)

      Synonym: 꿀벌 (kkulbeol)

      벌에 쏘이다 ― beol-e ssoida ― to be stung by a bee

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 꿀벌 (kkulbeol, “honey bee”)
• 독벌 (毒—, dokbeol)
• 뒤영벌 (dwiyeongbeol, “bumblebee”)
• 땅벌 (ttangbeol)
• 말벌 (malbeol, “hornet”)
• 벌꿀 (beolkkul)
• 벌똥 (beolttong)
• 벌새 (beolsae)
• 벌집 (beoljip)
• 벌침 (—針, beolchim)
• 벌풀 (beolpul)
• 수벌 (subeol)
• 쌍살벌 (雙—, ssangsalbeol, “paper wasp”)
• 암벌 (ambeol)
• 여왕벌 (女王—, yeowangbeol)
• 왕벌 (王—, wangbeol)
• 왕벌젖 (wangbeoljeot)
• 일벌 (ilbeol)
• 호박벌 (hobakbeol, “carpenter bee”)

See also

• 蜂 (bong), the hanja for "bee, wasp"

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 罰 (罰).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [벌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beol
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏl
Yale Romanization?	pel

Noun

벌 • (beol) (hanja 罰)

1. punishment; penalty

   Antonym: 상(賞) (sang, “prize”)

Derived terms

• 벌(罰)하다 (beolhada, “to punish”)
• See the hanja entry at 罰 (罰) for Sino-Korean compounds of 벌 (罰, beol).

Etymology 3

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: pól).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [벌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beol
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏl
Yale Romanization?	pel

Noun

벌 • (beol)

1. a set/suit of clothes

Counter

벌 • (beol)

1. Counter for sets of clothes

   한복 한 벌 ― hanbok han beol ― a set of hanbok

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 낱벌 (natbeol)
• 단벌 (單—, danbeol)
• 외벌 (oebeol)
• 아랫벌 (araetbeol)
• 여벌 (餘—, yeobeol)
• 윗벌 (witbeol)

Etymology 4

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: pól).

Possibly cognate with Japanese 原(はら) (hara, “dry field”, Old Japanese reading para).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [벌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beol
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏl
Yale Romanization?	pel

Noun

벌 • (beol)

1. field, plain (open area of land)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 갯벌 (gaetbeol)
• 논벌 (nonbeol)
• 뒷벌 (dwitbeol)
• 벌논 (beollon)
• 벌판 (beolpan)
• 앞벌 (apbeol)
• 협동벌 (hyeopdongbeol)

See also

• 펄 (peol, “mudflat”)

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

벌 (beol)

Extended content
伐 (伐): (MC reading: 伐 (MC bʉɐt̚)) 罰 (罰): (MC reading: 罰 (MC bʉɐt̚)) 閥 (閥): (MC reading: 閥 (MC bʉɐt̚)) 筏 (筏): (MC reading: 筏 (MC bʉɐt̚, puɑt̚)) 橃 (橃): (MC reading: 橃 (MC bʉɐt̚)) 罸 (罸): Alternative form of 罰 (罰)

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Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə̌l/

Noun

벌〯 (pěl)

1. bee (insect)

Descendants

• Korean: 벌 (beol)