역할

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 役割, from Japanese 役割 (yakuwari, “role”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[jʌ̹kʰa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[여칼]
Revised Romanization? yeokhal
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeog-hal
McCune–Reischauer? yŏkhal
Yale Romanization? yek.hal

Noun

역할 • (yeokhal) (hanja 役割)

  1. a role or part
    오십마리의 강아지들이 경기에서 역할을 펼칠 것이다.
    Osimmariui gang-ajideuri gyeonggieseo yeokhareul pyeolchil geosida.
    Fifty puppies will “play” in the game.
    2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl (The original sentence in English)

Derived terms

  • 역할놀이 (yeokhallori, “roleplay”)
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