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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 밀〯믈〮 (Yale: mǐl-múl), equivalent to 밀 (mil-, “to push”) + ㄹ (-l, adnominal suffix) + 물 (mul, “water”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | milmul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | milmul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | milmul |
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| Yale Romanization? | mil.mul |
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Noun
밀물 • (milmul)
- flood tide, rising tide
Antonyms
- 썰물 (sseolmul, “low tide”)