갈

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆯ.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɭ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [갈]

갈 • (gal)

1. common reed

• 갈대 (galdae)
• 떡갈 (tteokgal)

갈 • (gal)

1. short form of 가을

Related to 갈래, 가래, 가락 and other words of the same root.

갈 • (gal)

1. a fork of a forked tenon
2. science, study, -ics, -ology, a theory, a doctrine
   1. hanja forms: 학 (學), 론 (論)

갈 (gal)

1. 乫: used for names of lands

   (eumhun reading: 땅 이름 갈 (ttang ireum gal))
   (MC reading: 乫)

2. 喝: rebuke

   (eumhun reading: 꾸짖을 갈 (kkujijeul gal))
   (MC reading: 喝 (MC 'aejH|xat))

3. 曷: how

   (eumhun reading: 어찌 갈 (eojji gal))
   (MC reading: 曷 (MC hat))

4. 渴: thirsty

   (eumhun reading: 목마를 갈 (mongmareul gal))
   (MC reading: 渴 (MC khat|gjet))

5. 碣: stone tablet

   (eumhun reading: 비 갈 (bi gal))
   (MC reading: 碣 (MC gjot|gjet))

6. 竭: exert

   (eumhun reading: 다할 갈 (dahal gal))
   (MC reading: 竭 (MC gjot|gjet))

7. 葛: arrowroot

   (eumhun reading: 칡 갈 (chik gal))
   (MC reading: 葛 (MC kat))

8. 褐: hemp clothing

   (eumhun reading: 베옷 갈 (be'ot gal))
   (MC reading: 褐 (MC hat))

9. 蝎: message

   (eumhun reading: 전갈 갈 (jeon'gal gal))
   (MC reading: 蝎 (MC hat))

10. 鞨: Mohe

    (eumhun reading: 말갈 갈 (malgal gal))
    (MC reading: 鞨 (MC hat|zyet))

11. 秸: rice straw

    (eumhun reading: 볏짚 갈 (byeotjip gal))
    (MC reading: 秸 (MC keat))

12. 蠍: message

    (eumhun reading: 전갈 갈 (jeon'gal gal))
    (MC reading: 蠍 (MC xjot))

13. 鶡: crossbill

    (MC reading: 鶡 (MC hat))

14. 噶: onomatopoeic syllable

    (MC reading: 噶)

15. 楬: posted sign

    (MC reading: 楬 (MC gjot|khaet|gjet))

16. 羯: castrated ram

    (MC reading: 羯 (MC kjot))

Inflected form

갈 • (gal)

1. Future adnominal form of 가다 (gada, “to go”), thus often "who/that will go"

   서울로 갈 사람

   Seoullo gal saram

   someone who will go to Seoul

2. Future adnominal form of 갈다 (galda, “to change, grind, or cultivate”)

   밭을 갈 때

   bateul gal ttae

   when plowing the field