그릇

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin cheongangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 그릇 (Yale: kulus). Possibly cognate with Old Chinese 器 (OC *kʰrɯds, “utensil, ware”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[kɯɾɯt̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[그륻]
Revised Romanization? geureut
Revised Romanization (translit.)? geuleus
McCune–Reischauer? kŭrŭt
Yale Romanization? kulus

Noun

그릇 • (geureut)

  1. bowl
    밥 한그릇 ― bap han-geureut ― a bowl of rice
    그것을 그릇에 담아!
    Geugeoseul geureuse dama!
    Put it in the bowl!
  2. container, vessel
  3. (personal) caliber, capacity
See also

Counter

그릇 • (geureut)

  1. bowl

Etymology 2

From 그르— (geureu-).

Adverb

그릇 • (geureut)

  1. falsely, wrongly
Derived terms
  • 그릇되다 (geureutdoeda, “to be wrong, to become wrong”)
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