발

발 (bal)

1. foot (of a human or animal)

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 潑 (Yale: *pal).

In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 발〮 (Yale: pál).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [발]

 

발 • (bal)

1. foot (of a human or animal)

   오른발

   oreunbal

   right foot

   왼발

   oenbal

   left foot

   발로 축구공을 차다 ― ballo chukgugong-eul chada ― to kick a soccer ball (with one's foot)

2. leg (of furniture, etc.)

• 足 (jok), the hanja for "foot"

발 • (bal)

1. steps (with determiner numerals)

   Synonyms: 걸음 (georeum), 보(步) (bo)

   한 발 한 발 내딛다 ― han bal han bal naeditda ― to take one step at a time

발 (bal) is usually used for counting steps under ten. Therefore, 걸음 (georeum) and 보(步) (bo), which can be used to count steps of any number, are not interchangeable with this term in many cases.

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 발〯 (Yale: pǎl). The rising pitch implies a bisyllabic origin.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠(ː)ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [발(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

발 • (bal)

1. blind, screen, or curtain made with woven bamboo or reed strips, used especially for shielding from the sun

• 簾 (yeom), a hanja traditionally glossed with this word

Of native Korean origin. Long vowel implies bisyllabic origin.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠(ː)ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [발(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

발 • (bal)

1. strands of noodles or string

Sino-Korean word from 發.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [발]

발 • (bal) (hanja 發)

1. Counter for shots or rounds fired by a gun or cannon: round

   Synonym: 방(放) (bang)

—발 • (-bal) (hanja 發)

1. originating from...

   미국발 공황 ― Migukbal gonghwang ― [economic] depression originating from the USA

2. departing from..., starting from...

   부산발 기차 ― Busanbal gicha ― [a] train departing from Busan

Often written in the hanja form in news headlines.

• 발(發)하다 (balhada)
• See the hanja entry at 發 for Sino-Korean compounds of 발 (發, bal).

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

발 (bal)

• IPA^(key): /pál/

발〮 (pál) (locative 바래〮 (pàl-áy))

1. foot

• Korean: 발 (bal)

• IPA^(key): /pǎl/

발〯 (pǎl) (locative 바〯래〮 (pǎl-áy))

1. blind, screen, or curtain made with woven bamboo or reed strips

• Korean: 발 (bal)