Hangul Syllable Teolh

Use 털 for “hair”; 턿 is a different, uncommon Hangul syllable. Its initial consonant ㅌ and vowel ㅓ are Hangul letters, called jamo. The difference is the final consonant: 털 ends in ㄹ, while 턿 ends in ㅀ, a two-letter final cluster called batchim in this position. As of 2026-09-14, 턿 has no established standalone dictionary meaning.

King Sejong devised Hangul in 1443 to make Korean writing accessible to ordinary people. A book explaining the script, Hunminjeongeum, was published in 1446. Hangul’s jamo combine into syllable blocks. A 1447 source records 털’s older form 터리 in Middle Korean, an earlier stage of Korean; that date belongs to the word, not this exact spelling.

The history of Korean ㅀ final cluster goes beyond this syllable. Older Korean forms ending in ㅎ changed or disappeared; modern spellings such as 뚫다 (“pierce”) and 꿇다 (“kneel”) still retain ㅀ.

How do I type 턿 on a Korean keyboard?

On Korean 2-set input, type xjfg. The keys produce ㅌ (x), ㅓ (j), ㄹ (f), and ㅎ (g); the input method combines the last two into final ㅀ. Those Latin letters name key positions, not the syllable’s pronunciation.