젤

젤 U+C824, 젤 HANGUL SYLLABLE JEL Composition: ㅈ + ㅔ + ㄹ ← 젣 [U+C823] Hangul Syllables 젥 → [U+C825]

제젝젞젟젠젡젢 젣젤젥젦젧젨젩 젪젫젬젭젮젯젰 젱젲젳젴젵젶젷
저 ←	→ 져

Korean

Etymology 1

See the main entry.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jel
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jel
McCune–Reischauer?	chel
Yale Romanization?	cēyl

Noun

젤 • (jel)

1. Contraction of 제일(第一) (jeil, “most”).

Adverb

젤 • (jel)

1. Contraction of 제일(第一) (jeil, “first, number one”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gel.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕe̞ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [젤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jel
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jel
McCune–Reischauer?	chel
Yale Romanization?	ceyl

Noun

젤 • (jel)

1. gel (suspension of solid in liquid)