심야

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 深夜.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	simya
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sim'ya
McCune–Reischauer?	simya
Yale Romanization?	sīm.ya

Noun

심야 • (simya) (hanja 深夜)

1. midnight; late night