해일
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 海溢, from 海 (“sea”) + 溢 (“flood”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)iɭ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)iɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)일/헤(ː)일]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | haeil |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | haeil |
| McCune–Reischauer? | haeil |
| Yale Romanization? | hāyil |
Noun
해일 • (haeil) (hanja 海溢)
- tidal wave, tsunami
- 해일이 덮치다 ― haeir-i deopchida ― to be hit/struck by a tidal wave
Derived terms
- 지진해일(地震海溢) (jijinhaeil, “tsunami”)
- 해일경보(海溢警報) (haeilgyeongbo, “tsunami warning”)
- 해일방파제(海溢防波堤) (haeilbangpaje, “storm surge barrier”)
- 해일파고계(海溢波高計) (haeilpagogye, “wave gauge”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.