저울

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 雌孛 (Yale: *ceWul). Also attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 저울〮 (Yale: cèwúl).

Possibly derived from *저ᄫᅳᆯ다 (*ceWulta, to hold).[1]

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeoul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeoul
McCune–Reischauer?chŏul
Yale Romanization?cewul

Noun

저울 • (jeoul)

  1. balance, scale, weighing instrument

Derived terms

  • 저울질 (jeouljil, weighing, scaling)

References

  1. 전한솔 [jeonhansol] (2023) “조선관역어의 ‘噴 []’과 ‘則卜論 []’에 대하여 [joseon'gwanyeogeoui ‘噴 []’gwa ‘則卜論 []’e daehayeo]”, in 구결연구, volume 51, 구결학회 [gugyeolhakhoe], pages 283-309
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