가을

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459 as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᅀᆞᆯ (kozol) (connective form: ᄀᆞᅀᆞᆶ (kozolh)) (compare dialectal forms 갉 (gal, Gangwon/Chungcheong/Pyeongan), 가슬 (gaseul, Hamgyeong), 가실 (gasil, Gyeongsang/Jeolla) 가슭 (gaseul, Gangwon), and Jeju ᄀᆞ실 (gᆞsil) andᄀᆞ울 (gᆞul)).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ka̠ɯɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[가을]
Revised Romanization? ga-eul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ga-eul
McCune–Reischauer? kaŭl
Yale Romanization? kaul

Noun

가을 • (ga-eul)

  1. autumn; fall

See also
  • 추 (秋, chu) (used in compounds)
Seasons in Korean · 사철 (sacheol), 사계 (sagye, “four seasons”) (layout · text)
봄 (bom, “spring”) 여름 (yeoreum, “summer”) 가을 (ga-eul, “fall; autumn”) 겨울 (gyeoul, “winter”)

References
  1. Rei Fukui (2017-03-28) 小倉進平『朝鮮語方言の研究』所載資料による言語地図とその解釈―第１集, 東京大学人文社会系研究科 韓国朝鮮文化研究室, page 9-12
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