사팔

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Korean

Etymology

Back-formation from 사팔눈 (sapallun).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sapal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sapal
McCune–Reischauer?sap'al
Yale Romanization?sā.phal

Noun

사팔 (sapal)

  1. (ophthalmology) heterotropia, strabismus