나흘

From Middle Korean 나ᄋᆞᆯ〮 (nàól), from Proto-Koreanic *ne (“four”) + *hoL (“day”). Cognate with Korean 나흘 (naheul).

• IPA^(key): /na̠ɦɨɭ/

나흘 (naheul)

1. four days

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 나ᄋᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: nàól), from Proto-Koreanic *ne (“four”) + *hoL (“day”). Cognate with Jeju 나흘 (naheul).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ɣɯɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [나흘]

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 나흘의 / 나흘에 / 나흘까지

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

나흘 • (naheul)

1. four days

   나흘 후에 ― naheul hu-e ― four days from now

2. (dated, rare) the fourth day of the month

• Younger speakers often prefer Sino-Korean 4일 (sa il).