탈

탈

탈 U+D0C8, 탈 HANGUL SYLLABLE TAL Composition: ㅌ + ㅏ + ㄹ ← 탇 [U+D0C7] Hangul Syllables 탉 → [U+D0C9]

타탁탂탃탄탅탆 탇탈탉탊탋탌탍 탎탏탐탑탒탓탔 탕탖탗탘탙탚탛
키 ←	→ 태

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tal
McCune–Reischauer?	t'al
Yale Romanization?	thāl

Noun

탈 • (tal)

1. (also figuratively) mask, especially those worn in traditional plays

   Synonym: 가면(假面) (gamyeon)

Derived terms

• 각시탈 (gaksital)
• 광대탈 (gwangdaetal)
• 목탈 (moktal)
• 바가지탈 (bagajital)
• 양반탈 (yangbantal)
• 탈굿 (talgut)
• 탈꾼 (talkkun)
• 탈놀이 (tallori)
• 탈바가지 (talbagaji)
• 탈바꿈 (talbakkum)
• 탈박 (talbak)
• 탈춤 (talchum)
• 탈판 (talpan)
• 하회탈 (hahoetal)

 

Etymology 2

Most likely from Middle Korean 탈〯 (thǎl, “cause; reason”), a word attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461.[1] The modern meaning is first attested in the 18th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tal
McCune–Reischauer?	t'al
Yale Romanization?	thāl

Noun

탈 • (tal) (hanja 頉)

1. mishap, trouble; accident
2. illness, sickness
3. flaw, fault
4. breakdown (of a machine, etc.)

Derived terms

• 무탈 (mutal)
• 배탈 (baetal)
• 병탈 (byeongtal)
• 속탈 (soktal)
• 칭탈 (chingtal)
• 탈하다 (talhada)
• 후탈 (hutal)

 

Proverbs

• 아는 것이 탈 (aneun geosi tal)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 脫 (脫).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [탈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tal
McCune–Reischauer?	t'al
Yale Romanization?	thal

Prefix

탈— • (tal-) (hanja 脫)

1. end of..., out of...; de-

   ‎탈(脫) (tal) + ‎원전(原電) (wonjeon, “nuclear power plant”) → ‎탈원전(脫原電) (tarwonjeon, “phasing out nuclear power plants”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 脫 (脫) for Sino-Korean compounds of 탈 (脫, tal).

Etymology 4

See the main entry.

Verb

탈 • (tal)

1. irrealis adnominal form of 타다 (tada)

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

탈 (tal)

Extended content
脫 (脫): (MC reading: 脫 (MC duɑt̚, tʰuɑt̚)) 奪 (奪): (MC reading: 奪 (MC duɑt̚)) 侻 (侻): (MC reading: 侻 (MC tʰuɑt̚)) 頉 (頉): (MC reading: 頉)

References

1. Samuel E. Martin (1992) A Reference Grammar of Korean: A Complete Guide to the Grammar and History of the Korean Language, first edition, Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc., →ISBN, page 112