밀물

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 밀〯믈〮 (Yale: mǐl-múl), equivalent to 밀- (mil-, “to push”) + -ㄹ (-l, adnominal suffix) + 물 (mul, “water”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miɭmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [밀물]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	milmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	milmul
McCune–Reischauer?	milmul
Yale Romanization?	mil.mul

Noun

밀물 • (milmul)

1. flood tide, rising tide

Antonyms

• 썰물 (sseolmul, “low tide”)