핏줄

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 핏줄 (Yale: phi-s-cwul).

피 (pi, “blood”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ 줄 (jul, “line”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰit̚t͡ɕ͈uɭ] ~ [pʰit͡ɕ͈uɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [핃쭐/피쭐]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pitjul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pisjul
McCune–Reischauer?p'itchul
Yale Romanization?phiscwul

Noun
South Korean
Standard Language		 핏줄 (pitjul)
North Korean
Standard Language		 피줄 (pijul)

핏줄 • (pitjul)

  1. blood vessel
    Synonym: 혈관(血管) (hyeolgwan)
  2. bloodline
    Synonym: 혈통(血統) (hyeoltong)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.