우박

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 雨 (“rain”) + 雹 (“hail”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ubak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ubag
McCune–Reischauer?	ubak
Yale Romanization?	wūpak

Noun

우박 • (ubak) (hanja 雨雹)

1. hail (balls of ice)