칼자루

Korean

Etymology

From 칼 (kal, “knife”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 자루 (jaru).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰa̠ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠ɾu]
• Phonetic hangul: [칼짜루]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kaljaru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kaljalu
McCune–Reischauer?	k'alcharu
Yale Romanization?	khalqcalwu

Noun

칼자루 • (kaljaru)

1. handle (of a knife or sword); hilt