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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 시〯냇〯믈〮 (Yale: sǐnǎy-s-múl).
From 시내 (sinae, “stream, brook”) + ㅅ (-s-, compound interfix) + 물 (mul, “water”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | sinaenmul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sinaesmul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sinaenmul |
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| Yale Romanization? | sīnaysmul |
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Noun
시냇물 • (sinaenmul)
- water of a stream, a stream, brook