그릇

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 그릇〮 (Yale: kùlús). Probably an ancient pre-Sino-Korean borrowing from Old Chinese 器 (OC *kʰrɯds, “utensil, ware”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯɾɯt̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [그륻]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geureut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geuleus
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭrŭt
Yale Romanization?	kulus

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 그릇의 / 그릇에 / 그릇까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

그릇 • (geureut)

1. bowl; vessel

   밥 한 그릇 ― bap han geureut ― a bowl of rice

   그릇에 담아! ― geureus-e dama! ― Put [it] in the bowl!

2. (figurative) caliber of a personality; one's capacity of forbearance

See also

• 器 (gi), a hanja for "bowl"

Etymology 2

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 그릇 (Yale: kùlùs). Related to 그르다 (geureuda).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯɾɯt̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [그륻]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geureut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geuleus
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭrŭt
Yale Romanization?	kulus

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 그릇

  The syllable in red takes high pitch.

Adverb

그릇 • (geureut)

1. falsely, wrongly

Derived terms

• 그릇되다 (geureutdoeda)
• 그릇하다 (geureuthada)