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Korean
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? | yaseol |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yaseol |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yasŏl |
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| Yale Romanization? | yāsel |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 冶 (“lewd”) + 說 (“story”).
Noun
야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 冶說)
- erotic fiction, pornographic story
- Synonym: (formal) 음란 소설 (eumnan soseol, “obscene fiction”)
- 야(冶)하다 (yahada, “to be sexy, to be lewd, to be titillating”)
- 야동(冶動) (yadong, “porn, pornographic video”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 夜 (“night”) + 雪 (“snow”).
Noun
야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 夜雪)
- snowfall at night, night snow
- Synonym: 밤눈 (bamnun)
- 야설 풍경 ― yaseol punggyeong ― scenery of night snow
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 野 (“field”) + 說 (“story”).
Noun
야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 野說)
- popular speculation or hearsay without official corroboration