얼굴
Appearance
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 얼굴 (Yale: èlkwùl). The Middle Korean word meant "appearance; form", not "face".
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹ɭɡuɭ]
Audio: (file)
- Phonetic hangul: [얼굴]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eolgul |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eolgul |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŏlgul |
Yale Romanization? | el.kwul |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 얼굴의 / 얼굴에 / 얼굴까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.
Noun
[edit]얼굴 • (eolgul)