그릇

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 그릇〮 (Yale: kùlús). Probably an ancient pre-Sino-Korean borrowing from Old Chinese 器 (OC *kʰrɯds, “utensil, ware”).^[1]

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯɾɯt̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [그륻]

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 그릇의 / 그릇에 / 그릇까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

그릇 • (geureut)

1. bowl; vessel

   밥 한 그릇 ― bap han geureut ― a bowl of rice

   그릇에 담아! ― Geureus-e dama! ― Put [it] in the bowl!

2. (figurative) caliber of a personality; one's capacity of forbearance

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 그릇 (Yale: kùlùs). Related to 그르다 (geureuda).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯɾɯt̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [그륻]

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 그릇

  The syllable in red takes high pitch.

그릇 • (geureut)

1. falsely, wrongly