저울

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 雌孛 (Yale: *ceWul). Also attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 저울〮 (Yale: cèwúl).

Possibly derived from *저ᄫᅳᆯ다 (*ceWulta, “to hold”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹uɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [저울]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeoul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeoul
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏul
Yale Romanization?	cewul

Noun

저울 • (jeoul)

1. balance, scale, weighing instrument

Derived terms

• 저울질 (jeouljil, “weighing, scaling”)

References

1. 전한솔 [jeonhansol] (2023) “조선관역어의 ‘噴 [靑]’과 ‘則卜論 [寅]’에 대하여”, in 구결연구, volume 51, 구결학회 [gugyeolhakhoe], pages 283-309