펄

펄 U+D384, 펄
HANGUL SYLLABLE PEOL
Composition:ㅍ + ㅓ + ㄹ
← 펃
[U+D383] 		Hangul Syllables 펅 →
[U+D385]
퍼퍽퍾퍿펀펁펂
펃펄펅펆펇펈펉
펊펋펌펍펎펏펐
펑펒펓펔펕펖펗
퍠 ←→ 페

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?peol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?peol
McCune–Reischauer?p'ŏl
Yale Romanization?phel

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

펄 • (peol)

  1. (geography) mudflat, tideland
  2. any wide expanse of land, vast plain, prairie
  3. slime along the bank of an inlet
Derived terms
  • 개펄 (gaepeol, “mudflat, tideland”)
  • 펄펄 (peolpeol)
See also
  • 갯벌 (gaetbeol) (a more general term referring to flatland near estuaries, including sandy banks)
  • 벌 (beol, “field, plain”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. Dialectal form of 벌 (beol, “bee”).

Noun

펄 • (peol)

  1. (Gyeongsang, dialect) synonym of 벌 (beol, “bee”)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. Dialectal form of 팔 (pal, “arm”).

Noun

펄 • (peol)

  1. (Gyeongsang, dialect) synonym of 팔 (pal, “arm”)

Etymology 4

From English pearl.

Noun

펄 • (peol)

  1. pearl (a material made from mica that gives something a shiny or sparkling sheen)
    펄 하버 ― Peol Habeo ― Pearl Harbor
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