해일

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海溢, from (sea) + (flood).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)iɭ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)iɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haeil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haeil
McCune–Reischauer?haeil
Yale Romanization?hāyil

Noun

해일 (haeil) (hanja 海溢)

  1. tidal wave, tsunami
    해일 덮치다haeir-i deopchidato be hit/struck by a tidal wave

Derived terms

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