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U+BC38, 밸
HANGUL SYLLABLE BAEL
Composition: + +

[U+BC37]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BC39]


밿

바 ←→ 뱌

Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛ(ː)ɭ] ~ [pe̞(ː)ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bael
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bael
McCune–Reischauer?pael
Yale Romanization?pāyl

Noun

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(bael)

  1. Contraction of 배알 (baeal).

Usage notes

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In compounds, the short form (bael) is more commonly used in North Korea (e.g., 가는밸 (ganeunbael, small intestine), 굵은밸 (gulgeunbael, large intestine), etc.), while the South Korean equivalents use 창자(腸子) (changja, intestine).

Derived terms

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