신기루

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 蜃氣樓 (“mirage”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)nɡiɾu]
• Phonetic hangul: [신(ː)기루]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sin'giru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	singilu
McCune–Reischauer?	sin'giru
Yale Romanization?	sīnkilwu

Noun

신기루 • (sin'giru) (hanja 蜃氣樓)

1. mirage