Homonyms in Korean : 말 = word? horse?

Do you know that there are a lot of homonyms in Korean?

Homonyms are words that share the same spelling and pronunciation but have different meanings. 

For example, 말 has two meanings, 'word, language' and 'horse', but they are written and spoken exactly the same.

A long time ago, Koreans used to speak the two homonyms in different accents or lengths of the pronunciation. They spoke 말(word, language) in a long sound and pronounced 말(horse) shortly. However, today, most of the Koreans don't know the different length between homonyms and spoke the same. So, when you hear some homonyms, you have to distinguish them by the context. 

Homonyms in Korean

말 [Mal]

1. word, language

2. horse

눈 [Nun]

1. eye

2. snow

배 [Bae]

1. pear (fruit)

2. boat

3. stomach

차 [Cha]

1. car

2. tea

팔 [Pal]

1. arm

2. 8 (number)

풀 [Pul]

1. grass

2. glue

개 [Gae]

1. dog

2. item, thing (counting unit)

점 [Jeom]

1. dot, mole

2. fortune-telling

다리 [Dari]

1. leg

2. bridge

사과 [Sagwa]

1. apple

2. apology

타다 [Tada]

1. to ride

2. to burn

싸다 [Ssada]

1. to be cheap

2. to wrap, pack something up

쓰다 [Sseuda]

1. to write

2. to use

3. to be bitter

맞다 [Matda]

1. to be correct

2. to get beaten