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U+B2EC, 달
HANGUL SYLLABLE DAL
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[U+B2EB]
Hangul Syllables
[U+B2ED]
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Korean

Etymology 1

In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: tól). Ultimately from Old Korean 月羅理 (Yale: *TOlal-i, where the -i is believed to be the nominative marker).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ta̠ɭ]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
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  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

(dal)

  1. (astronomy) moon; the Moon
  2. month
    Synonyms: 개월(個月) (gaewol); 월(月) (wol)
  3. (tarot) The Moon (Tarot card)
Derived terms
See also
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Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 달〯 (Yale: tǎl).

Pronunciation

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

(dal)

  1. the common reed (Phragmites communis)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Compare Manchu ᡨᡠᠸᠠ (tuwa, fire).

Pronunciation

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Noun

(dal)

  1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) fire
    Synonym: (non-cant) (bul)
  2. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) match
    Synonym: (non-cant) 성냥 (seongnyang)
Alternative forms
  • 다알 (daal), (ttal)

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(dal)

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