Korean

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Etymology

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From 모래 (morae, sand) +‎ 시계(時計) (sigye, clock, watch).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mo̞ɾɛɕʰiɡje̞] ~ [mo̞ɾɛɕʰiɡe̞] ~ [mo̞ɾe̞ɕʰiɡje̞] ~ [mo̞ɾe̞ɕʰiɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [///]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?moraesigye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?molaesigye
McCune–Reischauer?moraesigye
Yale Romanization?molaysikyey

Noun

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모래시계 (moraesigye) (hanja 時計)

  1. an hourglass