# 벌

| 벌 | U+BC8C, &#48268; HANGUL SYLLABLE BEOL |
| Composition: | ㅂ + ㅓ + ㄹ |
| ← 벋 [U+BC8B] | Hangul Syllables | 벍 → [U+BC8D] |
버벅벆벇번벉벊 벋벌벍벎벏벐벑 벒벓범법벖벗벘 벙벚벛벜벝벞벟 :
| 뱨 ← | → 베 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 벌〯 (Yale: pěl).
Possibly cognate with Japanese 蜂(はち) (hachi, “bee; wasp”, Old Japanese reading pati).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pɘ(ː)ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [벌(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
* South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 벌의 / 벌에 / 벌까지Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

#### Noun

벌 • (beol)
* any kind of bee, wasp, or hornet
** (specifically) honey bee (Apis mellifera)
    Synonym: 꿀벌 (kkulbeol)
    벌에 쏘이다 ― beor-e ssoida ― to be stung by a bee

##### Derived terms

* 꿀벌 (kkulbeol, “honey bee”)
* 독벌 (毒—, dokbeol)
* 뒤영벌 (dwiyeongbeol, “bumblebee”)
* 땅벌 (ttangbeol)
* 말벌 (malbeol, “hornet”)
* 벌꿀 (beolkkul)
* 벌똥 (beolttong)
* 벌새 (beolsae)
* 벌집 (beoljip)
* 벌침 (—針, beolchim)
* 벌풀 (beolpul)
* 수벌 (subeol)
* 쌍살벌 (雙—, ssangsalbeol, “paper wasp”)
* 암벌 (ambeol)
* 여왕벌 (女王—, yeowangbeol)
* 왕벌 (王—, wangbeol)
* 왕벌젖 (wangbeoljeot)
* 일벌 (ilbeol)
* 호박벌 (hobakbeol, “carpenter bee”)

##### See also

* 蜂 (bong), the hanja for "bee, wasp"

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 罰.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pʌ̹ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [벌]

#### Noun

벌 • (beol) (hanja 罰)
* punishment; penalty
    Antonym: 상(賞) (sang, “prize”)

##### Derived terms

* 벌(罰)하다 (beolhada, “to punish”)
* See the hanja entry at 罰 for Sino-Korean compounds of 벌 (罰, beol).

### Etymology 3

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: pól).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pʌ̹ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [벌]

#### Noun

벌 • (beol)
* a set/suit of clothes

#### Counter

벌 • (beol)
* Counter for sets of clothes
    한복 한 벌 ― hanbok han beol ― a set of hanbok

##### Derived terms

* 낱벌 (natbeol)
* 단벌 (單—, danbeol)
* 아랫벌 (araetbeol)
* 여벌 (餘—, yeobeol)
* 외벌 (oebeol)
* 윗벌 (witbeol)

### Etymology 4

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: pól).
Possibly cognate with Japanese 原(はら) (hara, “dry field”, Old Japanese reading para).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pʌ̹ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [벌]

#### Noun

벌 • (beol)
* field, plain (open area of land)

##### Derived terms

* 갯벌 (gaetbeol)
* 논벌 (nonbeol)
* 뒷벌 (dwitbeol)
* 벌논 (beollon)
* 벌판 (beolpan)
* 앞벌 (apbeol)
* 협동벌 (hyeopdongbeol)

##### See also

* 펄 (peol, “mudflat”)

### Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

벌 • (beol)
* 伐: to attack
    (eumhun reading: 칠 벌 (chil beol)) (MC reading: 伐 (MC bjot))
* 罰: punishment
    (eumhun reading: 벌할 벌 (beolhal beol)) (MC reading: 罰 (MC bjot))
* 閥:
    (MC reading: 閥 (MC bjot))
* 筏:
    (MC reading: 筏 (MC bjot|pat))
* 橃:
    (MC reading: 橃 (MC bjot))
* 罸: Alternative form of 罰

## Middle Korean
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pə̌l/

### Noun

벌〯 (pěl)
* bee (insect)

#### Descendants

* Korean: 벌 (beol)