비탈

Korean

Etymology

빗 (bit-, “to be sloped”) + 탈 (tal). The second element could potentially be related to pseudo-Goguryeo 達 (*tal), apparently meaning "mountain; high" and found in the place name glosses in the Samguk Sagi.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pitʰa̠ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [비탈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bital
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bital
McCune–Reischauer^?	pit'al
Yale Romanization^?	pi.thal

Noun

비탈 • (bital)

The slope of a mountain, road or hill.
Synonyms: 경사면 (gyeongsamyeon), 사기 (sagi)

Derived terms

비탈 지대 (bital jidae)
산비탈 (sanbital)

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