왈

왈 U+C648, 왈
HANGUL SYLLABLE WAL
Composition:ㅇ + ㅘ + ㄹ
← 왇
[U+C647]
Hangul Syllables 왉 →
[U+C649]
와왁왂왃완왅왆
왇왈왉왊왋왌왍
왎왏왐왑왒왓왔
왕왖왗왘왙왚왛
오 ←→ 왜

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 曰, Classical Chinese quotative marker.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wal
McCune–Reischauer?wal
Yale Romanization?wal

Adverb

왈 • (wal) (hanja 曰)

  1. said, according to; intervenes between a quoted speaker and the quote.
    Synonyms: 말로 (mal-lo), 가라사대 (garasadae)
    공자 왈, "배우고 때때로 익히면 즐겁지 아니한가?"
    Gongja wal, bae'ugo ttaettaero ikhimyeon jeulgeopji anihan'ga?"
    Confucius said: "Is it not a pleasure to study, and to practice what you have learned?"
    선생님 왈, 글자 수만 맞추면 내용이 헛소리라도 무조건 만점이라 그랬다.
    Seonsaengnim wal, geulja su-man matchumyeon naeyong-i heotsori-rado mujogeon manjeom-ira geuraetda.
    According to the teacher, you'd get a full mark just by meeting the length requirements, even if everything you wrote was nonsense.
Usage notes
  • Often written in the hanja form.
  • Sometimes has a humorous nuance.

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

왈 (wal)

Extended content
  1. 曰:
    (MC reading: 曰 (MC hjwot))
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