알

알 U+C54C, 알
HANGUL SYLLABLE AL
Composition:ㅇ + ㅏ + ㄹ
← 앋
[U+C54B] 		Hangul Syllables 앍 →
[U+C54D]
아악앆앇안앉않
앋알앍앎앏앐앑
앒앓암압앖앗았
앙앚앛앜앝앞앟
씨 ←→ 애

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 아래 (arae).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a̠ɭ/

Noun

알 (al)

  1. below, bottom

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 앓 (Yale: alh).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?al
Revised Romanization (translit.)?al
McCune–Reischauer?al
Yale Romanization?al

Noun

알 • (al)

  1. egg, roe (of fish)
  2. grain (of cereals)
  3. (chiefly as a suffix) ball (small round object)
Usage notes
  • 알 (al) means "an egg of some animal that lays eggs", e.g., 새알 (saeal, “a bird's egg”), 메추리알 (mechurial, “a quail egg”), 개구리의 알 (gaeguriui al, “a frog's egg”).
    • To mean a hen's egg (as in "boiled eggs"), 달걀 (dalgyal), or equivalently, 계란 (gyeran) is used.
    • To mean an egg cell or ovum, 난자 (nanja) is used.
Derived terms

(egg):

Derived terms

(grain):

Derived terms

(ball):

Derived terms
  • 눈알 (nunal, “eyeball”)
  • 밤알 (bamal, “chestnut”)
  • 불알 (bural, “testicle, testis”)
  • 총알 (chong'al, “bullet”)
  • 알맹이 (almaeng'i, “core, essence”)
  • 알몸 (almom, “naked body”)
  • 아들 (adeul, “son”)
  • 얼 (eol, “soul, spirit”)
  • 얼굴 (eolgul, “face”)
  • 딸 (ttal, “daughter”)
  • 씨앗 (ssiat, “seed, grain”)

See also

Verb

알 • (al)

  1. future determiner of 알다 (alda, “to know”)
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