이탈

Korean

Alternative forms

• 리탈 (rital) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 離脫.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ital
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ital
McCune–Reischauer?	it'al
Yale Romanization?	ī.thal

Noun

이탈 • (ital) (hanja 離脫)

1. secession; breakaway