촛불

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 춋블 (chyos.pul). Equivalent to 초 (cho) + —ㅅ— (-s-) + 불 (bul).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[t͡ɕʰo̞t̚p͈uɭ] ~ [t͡ɕʰo̞p͈uɭ]
Phonetic Hangul[촏뿔/초뿔]

Revised Romanization^?	chotbul
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	chosbul
McCune–Reischauer^?	ch'otpul
Yale Romanization^?	chosqpul

Noun

촛불 • (chotbul)

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