가벌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 家 (“family”) + 閥 (“lineage”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ka̠bʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[가벌]
Revised Romanization? gabeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gabeol
McCune–Reischauer? kabŏl
Yale Romanization? kapel

Noun

가벌 • (gabeol)

  1. family lineage
  2. pedigree
    좋은 가벌의 사람.
    Joeun gabeorui saram.
    A person from a wealthy, noble family.

Synonyms

References
  • Martin, Samuel E.; Yang Ha Lee; Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 17.
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