Korean

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Etymology

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From (sae, bird) +‎ (al, egg).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)a̠ɭ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)a̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saeal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saeal
McCune–Reischauer?saeal
Yale Romanization?sāy.al

Noun

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새알 (saeal)

  1. bird's egg