다발

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [다발]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dabal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dabal
McCune–Reischauer?	tabal
Yale Romanization?	tapal

Etymology 1

Often compared to Japanese 束(たば) (taba, “bundle”).

Noun

다발 • (dabal)

1. bundle, bunch, cluster; bouquet (of flowers), wad (of cash)

   전선이 다발로 엉켜 있다 ― jeonseon-i dabal-lo eongkyeo itda ― the cables are tangled in clumps

Derived terms

• 관(管)다발 (gwandabal, “vascular bundle”)
• 꽃다발 (kkotdabal, “bouquet”)
• 빛다발 (bitdabal, “wave packet”)
• 신경(神經)다발 (sin'gyeongdabal, “fasciculus”)

Counter

다발 • (dabal)

1. counter for bundles or clumps

   꽃 한 다발 ― kkot han dabal ― a bundle of flowers

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 多發, from 多 (“many, much”) + 發 (“to occur”).

Noun

다발 • (dabal) (hanja 多發)

1. (chiefly attributive) frequently occurring

   사고 다발 구간 ― sago dabal gugan ― accident-prone area

Derived terms

• 다발(多發)하다 (dabalhada, “to occur frequently”)
• 다발기(多發機) (dabalgi, “plane with multiple engines”)
• 다발총(多發銃) (dabalchong, “burp gun, PPSh-41”)
• 동시다발(同時多發) (dongsidabal, “simultaneously occurring in many places”)