Korean edit

Etymology edit

From (nun, “snow”) + 사태 (沙汰, satae).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnu(ː)nsʰa̠tʰɛ] ~ [ˈnu(ː)nsʰa̠tʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunsatae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunsatae
McCune–Reischauer?nunsat'ae
Yale Romanization?nwūnsa.thay

Noun edit

눈사태 (nunsatae)

  1. avalanche