Korean

Syllable

갈 • ‎(gal)

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

Etymology 2

Syllable

갈 (gal)

1. 乫: land

   (eumhun reading: 땅 이름 갈 ‎(ttang ireum gal))

2. 喝: rebuke

   (eumhun reading: 꾸짖을 갈 ‎(kkujijeul gal))

3. 曷: how

   (eumhun reading: 어찌 갈 ‎(eojji gal))

4. 渴: thirsty

   (eumhun reading: 목마를 갈 ‎(mongmareul gal))

5. 碣: stone tablet

   (eumhun reading: 비 갈 ‎(bi gal))

6. 竭: exert

   (eumhun reading: 다할 갈 ‎(dahal gal))

7. 葛: arrowroot

   (eumhun reading: 칡 갈 ‎(chik gal))

8. 褐: hemp clothing

   (eumhun reading: 베옷 갈 ‎(be-ot gal))

9. 蝎: message

   (eumhun reading: 전갈 갈 ‎(jeon-gal gal))

10. 鞨: Mohe

    (eumhun reading: 말갈 갈 ‎(malgal gal))

11. 秸: rice straw

    (eumhun reading: 볏짚 갈 ‎(byeotjip gal))

12. 蠍: message

    (eumhun reading: 전갈 갈 ‎(jeon-gal gal))

13. 鶡: crossbill
14. 噶: onomatopoeic syllable
15. 楬: posted sign
16. 羯: castrated ram

Etymology 3

Inflected form

Verb

갈 • ‎(gal)

1. Future adnominal form of 가다 (gada, “to go”), thus often "who/that will go"

   서울로 갈 사람

   Seoul-lo gal saram

   someone who will go to Seoul

2. Future adnominal form of 갈다 (galda, “to change, grind, or cultivate”)

   밭을 갈 때

   bat-eul gal ttae

   when plowing the field