가루

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Myobeopyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄅᆞ (kolo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ka̠ɾu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[가루]
Revised Romanization? garu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? galu
McCune–Reischauer? karu
Yale Romanization? kalwu
Audio
(file)

Noun

가루 • (garu)

  1. meal, flour (of wheat, etc.); powder

Synonyms

  • 분말 (粉末, bunmal, “meal, flour”)

Antonyms

  • 낟알 (nadal, “grain”)
  • 알갱이 (algaeng-i, “grain”)
  • 알곡 (—穀, algok, “grain”)
  • 반죽 (banjuk, “dough”)

Derived terms

  • 밀가루 (milgaru, “wheat flour”)
  • 보리가루 (borigaru, “barley flour”)
  • 쌀가루 (ssalgaru, “rice flour”)
  • 콩가루 (konggaru, “soybean flour”)
    • 콩가루 집안 (konggaru jiban, “divided, discordant family”)

See also

  • 물 (mul, “water”)
  • 물레방아 (mullebang-a, “wheel mill”)
  • 무르다 (mureuda, “to be soft, tender”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.