Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 暴雪, from (sudden) + (snow).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰo̞ks͈ʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pokseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogseol
McCune–Reischauer?p'oksŏl
Yale Romanization?phok.sel

Noun edit

폭설 (pokseol) (hanja 暴雪)

  1. heavy snow, deep snowfall, sudden fall of snow
    폭설 도로 완전 혼란 빠졌다.
    Pokseol-lo doro-ga wanjeon hollan-e ppajeotda.
    Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from (sudden) + (flow).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pokseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogseol
McCune–Reischauer?p'oksŏl
Yale Romanization?phok.sel

Noun edit

폭설 (pokseol) (hanja 暴泄)

  1. diarrhea
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from (violent, brutal) + (reprimand, admonish).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pokseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogseol
McCune–Reischauer?p'oksŏl
Yale Romanization?phok.sel

Noun edit

폭설 (pokseol) (hanja 暴說)

  1. speaking violently
Derived terms edit