털

털 U+D138, 털 HANGUL SYLLABLE TEOL Composition: ㅌ + ㅓ + ㄹ ← 턷 [U+D137] Hangul Syllables 턹 → [U+D139]

터턱턲턳턴턵턶 턷털턹턺턻턼턽 턾턿텀텁텂텃텄 텅텆텇텈텉텊텋
턔 ←	→ 테

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 터리〮 (Yale: thèlí). Possibly from Goguryeo /*tel/, as seen in 鐵~毛乙.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [털]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	teol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	teol
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ŏl
Yale Romanization?	thel

Noun

털 • (teol)

1. hair
2. fur, wool, feather

Derived terms

• 보라털 (borateol, “purple algae”)
• 털보 (teolbo, “hairy person”)