둘

둘 U+B458, 둘
HANGUL SYLLABLE DUL
Composition:ㄷ + ㅜ + ㄹ
Dubeolsik input:e-n-f
← 둗
[U+B457] 		Hangul Syllables 둙 →
[U+B459]

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 둟 (twulh). Other Middle Korean examples include 두 (twu), 둘 (twur) and 두을 (twuur).[1] Possibly cognate with Ainu ツ゜ (tu, “two”).[2]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[tuːɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[둘:]
Revised Romanization? dul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? dul
McCune–Reischauer? tul
Yale Romanization? twūl

Number

Korean cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : 둘 (dul)
    Ordinal : 두째 (dujjae)

둘 • (dul)

  1. two

Noun

둘 • (dul)

  1. two
Synonyms
  • 이 (二, i, “two”) (Sino-Korean)

References

  1. ↑ SON, Jaehyun (2006-09-25), “アクセント調査項目リスト : 単純名詞 (List of words used in the Korean accent survey : simple nouns)”, in アジア・アフリカの言語と言語学 (Asian and African languages and linguistics)‎ (PDF), 東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所, page 95
  2. ↑ Patrie, James Tyrone (1978), “The genetic relationship of the Ainu language”, in Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa‎ (PDF), page 116

Etymology 2

Prefix

둘— • (dul-)

  1. (of a female animal) sterile
Derived terms
  • 둘암말 (durammal, “sterile mare”)
  • 둘암소 (duramso, “sterile cow”)
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