밥알

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 밥 (bap, “boiled rice; a meal”) +‎ 알 (al, “grain”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [바발]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	babal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bab'al
McCune–Reischauer?	pabal
Yale Romanization?	pap.al

Noun

밥알 • (babal)

1. grain of (cooked) rice

   밥알을 세다 ― babar-eul seda ― picking at one's meal