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U+D480, 풀
HANGUL SYLLABLE PUL
Composition: + +

[U+D47F]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D481]




표 ←→ 풔

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pul
McCune–Reischauer?p'ul
Yale Romanization?phul

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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  • (peul) (Early Modern)

Noun

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(pul)

  1. herbaceous plants, particularly grass
    Coordinate term: 나무 (namu, tree, woody plant)
    무성하다.
    bat-e pur-i museonghada.
    The grass is thick in the field.
    스님 드신다.
    seunim-deur-eun pul-man deusinda.
    Buddhist monks only eat vegetables.
Derived terms
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  • 푸르다 (pureuda, “to be green; to be blue”)
See also
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  • 잔디 (jandi, “lawn grass”)

Etymology 2

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First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean  (Yale: phul).

Noun

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(pul)

  1. glue

Etymology 3

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From English pool.

Noun

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(pul)

  1. pool

See also

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Etymology 4

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Verb

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(pul)

  1. future determiner of 푸다 (puda)
  2. future determiner of 풀다 (pulda)