Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 시〯냇〯믈〮 (Yale: sǐnǎy-s-múl).

From 시내 (sinae, stream, brook) +‎ (-s-, compound interfix) +‎ (mul, water).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)nɛnmuɭ] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)ne̞nmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sinaenmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sinaesmul
McCune–Reischauer?sinaenmul
Yale Romanization?sīnaysmul

Noun edit

South Korean
Standard Language
시냇물 (sinaenmul)
North Korean
Standard Language
시내물 (sinaemul)

시냇물 (sinaenmul)

  1. water of a stream, a stream, brook