시발

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 始發

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)발]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sibal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sibal
McCune–Reischauer?	sibal
Yale Romanization?	sīpal

Noun

시발 • (sibal) (hanja 始發)

1. first departure (of a train, car, etc.)

Derived terms

• 시발역 (始發驛, sibaryeok)
• 시발점 (始發點, sibaljeom)
• 시발하다 (始發—, sibalhada)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [시발]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sibal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sibal
McCune–Reischauer?	sibal
Yale Romanization?	sipal

Interjection

시발 • (sibal)

1. (vulgar) Alternative form of 씨발 (ssibal, “fuck!”)