Korean

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • (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

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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

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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폭설 (pokseol) (hanja 暴泄)

  1. diarrhea
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Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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폭설 (pokseol) (hanja 暴說)

  1. speaking violently
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