칼자루

Korean

Etymology

From (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: []
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