Korean edit

Etymology edit

(bit-, to be sloped) + (tal). The second element could potentially be related to pseudo-Goguryeo (*tal), apparently meaning "mountain; high" and found in the place name glosses in the Samguk Sagi.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bital
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bital
McCune–Reischauer?pit'al
Yale Romanization?pi.thal

Noun edit

비탈 (bital)

  1. The slope of a mountain, road or hill.
    Synonyms: 경사면 (gyeongsamyeon), 사기 (sagi)

Derived terms edit