하ᄂᆞᆶ

Middle Korean

Etymology

From Old Korean 天乙 (*HANOr). The final /h/ is likely an innovation, but it is unclear why, when, or how it was added. See Appendix:Middle Korean h-final nouns for a more in-depth discussion.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽hànʌ́lh⫽

Noun

하ᄂᆞᆶ〮 (hànólh) (isolated 하ᄂᆞᆯ〮 (hànól), locative 하ᄂᆞᆯ〮해〮 (hànólháy))

1. sky
2. heaven

Descendants

• Korean: 하늘 (haneul)