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저울

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 雌孛 (Yale: *ceWul). Also attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 저울〮 (Yale: cèwúl).

Possibly derived from *저ᄫᅳᆯ다 (*ceWulta, to hold).[1]

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeoul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeoul
McCune–Reischauer?chŏul
Yale Romanization?cewul

Noun

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저울 (jeoul)

  1. balance, scale, weighing instrument

Derived terms

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  • 저울질 (jeouljil, weighing, scaling)

References

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  1. ^ 전한솔 [jeonhansol] (2023) “조선관역어의 ‘噴 []’과 ‘則卜論 []’에 대하여”, in 구결연구, volume 51, 구결학회 [gugyeolhakhoe], pages 283-309