칼자루

Korean

Etymology

From 칼 (kal, “knife”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 자루 (jaru).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kʰa̠ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠ɾu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [칼짜루]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kaljaru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kaljalu
McCune–Reischauer?k'alcharu
Yale Romanization?khalqcalwu

Noun

칼자루 • (kaljaru)

  1. handle (of a knife or sword); hilt
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