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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 沈沒, from 沈 (“sink”) + 沒 (“drowned”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | chimmol |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chimmol |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'immol |
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| Yale Romanization? | chimmol |
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Noun
침몰 • (chimmol) (hanja 沈沒)
- sinking; going under
- (figurative) becoming weak
References
- 침몰 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.