Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 理髮.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ba̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ibal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ibal
McCune–Reischauer?ibal
Yale Romanization?īpal

Noun

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South Korean
Standard Language
이발(理髮) (ibal)
North Korean
Standard Language
리발(理髮) (ribal)

이발 (ibal) (hanja 理髮)

  1. haircut

Derived terms

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