아들

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 丫妲 (Yale: *àtól), probably a compound of an ancient root for "son" *àt- + suffix *-ól; compare Jilin leishi 寶妲 (Yale: *pòtól, “daughter”), apparently equivalent to *pòt- + *-ól,^[1] whence modern 딸 (ttal, “daughter”).

In the hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 아ᄃᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: àtól).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠dɯɭ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [아들]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	adeul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	adeul
McCune–Reischauer?	adŭl
Yale Romanization?	atul

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 아들의 / 아들에 / 아들까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

아들 • (adeul) (counter 명(名))

1. son

   Coordinate term: 딸 (ttal, “daughter”)

   아들이 딸보다 키가 큽니다. ― Adeuri ttalboda kiga keumnida. ― The son is taller than the daughter.

Derived terms

• 아드님 (adeunim)

See also

• 남아(男兒) (nama)
• 동자(童子) (dongja)

 

References

1. “「鷄(계)林(림)類(유)事(사)」의 여성 명칭어 연구 [Study on terms for women in the Jilin leishi]”, in Asia yeoseong yeon'gu, volume 41, 2002, pages 243—268