그늘

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄂᆞᆶ (Yale: konolh).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geuneul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geuneul
McCune–Reischauer?kŭnŭl
Yale Romanization?kunul

Noun

그늘 (geuneul)

  1. shade, shadow
  2. protection, care
  3. obscurity

Synonyms

  • 그림자 (geurimja, “shady image”)
  • 움파리 (umpari, “dugout shelter”)
  • 음영 (陰影, eumyeong, “shady image”)
  • 응달 (, eungdal, “shady spot”)
  • 음지 (陰地, eumji, “shady spot”)

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