팔순

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 八旬, from 八 (“eight”) + 旬 (“decade”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠ɭsʰun]
• Phonetic hangul: [팔순]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	palsun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	palsun
McCune–Reischauer?	p'alsun
Yale Romanization?	phal.swun

Noun

팔순 • (palsun) (hanja 八旬)

1. eightieth year since one's birth

Derived terms

• 팔순노인(八旬老人) (palsunnoin, “an octogenarian”)