Korean

Syllable

결 • ‎(gyeol)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅕ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

결 • ‎(gyeol)

1. layer, ply, texture (as of textile, wood, annual ring, wave, breath, temperament, etc.)
2. verge, vicinity, chance, opportunity, moment (as of wind, sleep, dream, etc.)
   • 바람결에 피리 소리가 들렸다. (baram-gyeor-e piri sori-ga deullyeossda.) I heard a flute sound riding on the wind.
   • 잠결에 누가 우는 소리를 들었다. (jam-gyeor-e nu-ga uneun sori-reul deurEossda.) While sleeping, I heard someone crying.
   • 어느결에 한 달이 지났다. (eoneu-gyeor-e han dar-i jinassda.) A month has passed unknowingly.
3. (obsolete) wave
4. (for short) winter
5. (結):
   • 맺다 (maejda, maetda) To bear, yield, produce; tie, knot
   • 엉기다 (eonggida) To curdle, coagulate, congeal, condensate
   • 끝맺다 (kkeut-maejda, -maet-), 마치다 (machida) To conclude

Synonyms

• 켜 (kyeo): layer, ply
• 때 (ttae): time, moment, duration
• 참 (cham): time, moment, duration
• 동안 (dong-an): duration, interval
• 사이 (sai): duration, interval

Derived terms

layer, ply, texture

• 나무결 (namugyeol): wood texture, annual ring
• 물결 (mulgyeol): wave, surf, ripple
• 비단결 (bidan-gyeol): fine texture of or like silk
• 성결 (性結, seonggyeol): temperament
• 숨결 (sumgyeol): state of breath
• 한결 (han-gyeol): uniformity; (adverbial) one layer, level, step (higher or better)

verge, duration, moment

• 꿈결 (kkumgyeol): dream
• 잠결 (jamgyeol): sleep
• 바람결 (baramgyeol): wind
• 어느결에 (eoneugyeore): unknowingly

See also

• 곁 (gyeot): neighborhood, vicinity
• 겨레 (gyeore): race
• 겨를 (gyeoreul): chance, opportunity, leisure, spare time, readiness (to do something else)