Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 二八, from (two) + (eight).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)pʰa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ipal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ipal
McCune–Reischauer?ip'al
Yale Romanization?ī.phal

Noun edit

이팔 (ipal) (hanja 二八)

  1. sixteen
    이팔청춘ipalcheongchunsweet sixteen