겨울
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 겨ᅀᅳᆶ〮 (Yale: kyèzúlh).
Compare dialect forms 겨욹 (gyeouk), 저슭 (jeoseuk), 저싥 (jeosik), 줅 (juk), 겨을 (gyeo'eul), 절 (jeol), 줄기 (julgi), 절기 (jeolgi), 저슬 (jeoseul), 저실 (jeosil), etc.).[1]
Probably cognate to Japanese 如月 (Kisaragi, “the second month of the lunar calendar”).[2]
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹uɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [겨울]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gyeoul |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gyeoul |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kyŏul |
| Yale Romanization? | kyewul |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 겨울의 / 겨울에 / 겨울까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Coordinate terms
| Seasons in Korean · 사철 (四철, sacheol), 사계 (四季, sagye, “four seasons”) (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 봄 (bom, “spring”) | 여름 (yeoreum, “summer”) | 가을 (ga'eul, “fall; autumn”) | 겨울 (gyeoul, “winter”) |
Derived terms
- 겨우내 (gyeounae, “all winter long”)
- 겨우살이 (gyeousari, “preparation for winter; wintering”)
- 겨울날 (gyeoullal, “winter day”)
- 겨울비 (gyeoulbi, “winter rain”)
- 겨울새 (gyeoulsae, “winter bird”)
- 겨울잠 (gyeouljam, “winter sleep, hibernation”)
- 겨울철 (gyeoulcheol, “winter season”)
- 겨울털 (gyeoulteol, “winter coat, fur coat”)
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