뱃멀미

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean ᄇᆡᆺ멀믜. Attested earlier as ᄇᆡ멀믜 (poymelmuy) in the Cheophae sineo (捷解新語 / 첩해신어), 1676.

Equivalent to modern 배 (bae, “boat”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive marker) +‎ 멀미 (meolmi, “nausea, queasiness”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛnmʌ̹ɭmi] ~ [pe̞nmʌ̹ɭmi]
Phonetic hangul: [밴멀미/벤멀미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	baenmeolmi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	baesmeolmi
McCune–Reischauer^?	paenmŏlmi
Yale Romanization^?	paysmel.mi

Noun

뱃멀미 • (baenmeolmi)

seasickness

Derived terms

뱃멀미하다 (baenmeolmihada)