Korean

Syllable

날 • ‎(nal)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄴ, ㅏ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

날 • ‎(nal)

1. day, time

   그는 날마다 일하러 간다.‎

   Geu-neun nalmada ilhareo ganda.

   He goes to work every day.

Related terms

• 나절 (najeol, “the time during the day, half of a day”)
• 낮 (nat, “daytime, noon”)
• 오늘 (oneul, “today”)

Derived terms

See also

• 하루 (haru, “a day, daytime”)
• 이틀 (iteul, “two days, the second day of the month”)
• 사흘 (saheul, “three days, the third day of the month”)
• 나흘 (naheul, “four days, the fourth day of the month”)
• 닷새 (datsae, “five days, the fifth day of the month”)
• 엿새 (yeotsae, “six days, the sixth day of the month”)
• 이레 (ire, “seven days, the seventh day of the month”)
• 여드레 (yeodeure, “eight days, the eighth day of the month”)
• 아흐레 (aheure, “nine days, the ninth day of the month”)
• 열흘 (yeolheul, “ten days, the tenth day of the month”)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Worin cheongangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as ᄂᆞᆶ (Yale: nolh). Possibly cognate with Old Japanese 刃 ‎(na, “blade”).

Noun

날 • ‎(nal)

1. blade, edge

Related terms

• 낫 (nat, “sickle, scythe”)

Derived terms

• 날카롭다 (nalkaropda, “to be sharp”)

Synonyms

• 면도 (myeondo, “razor blade”)
• 칼 (kal, “blade of a knife or sword”)
• 톱 (top, “saw blade or teeth”)

Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

날 • ‎(nal)

1. warp, the longitudinal threads

Antonyms

• 씨 (ssi, “woof, weft”)

Etymology 5

Of native Korean origin. Possively cognate with Japanese 生 ‎(nama, “raw”), 菜 ‎(na, “greens as a food; side dish”) and 生る ‎(naru, “to bear fruit”).

Prefix

날 • ‎(nal)

1. raw, uncooked

Related terms

• 나다 (nada, “to be born, to appear, to come out, to grow”)

Derived terms

• 날계란 (nalgyeran, “raw egg”)
• 날고기 (nalgogi, “raw meat”)
• 날밤 (nalbam, “raw, unroasted chestnut”)
• 날음식 (nareumsik, “raw food”)

Etymology 6

Contraction of 나 (na, “I”) + 를 (reul, “object marker”).

Pronoun

날 • ‎(nal)

1. me (first person singular pronoun as object of a verb)

Etymology 7

Verb

날 • ‎(nal) ‎(future determiner of 나다)

1. which will appear; which will occur

Etymology 8

Verb

날 • ‎(nal) ‎(future determiner of 날다)

1. who/which will fly

Etymology 9

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Syllable

날 • ‎(nal)

1. 剌:
2. 喇:
3. 埒:
4. 捏:
5. 捺:
6. 涅:
7. 辢:
8. 辣: