세월
Korean
editEtymology
editSino-Korean word from 歲月, from 歲 (“year; age”) + 月 (“moon; month”)
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)wʌ̹ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)월]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | sewol |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sewol |
McCune–Reischauer? | sewŏl |
Yale Romanization? | sēywel |
Noun
edit- time
- 세월은 사람을 기다리지 않는다.
- seworeun sarameul gidariji anneunda.
- Time [and tide] wait for no man.