폭설

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 暴雪, from (sudden) + (snow).

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?pokseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogseol
McCune–Reischauer?p'oksŏl
Yale Romanization?phok.sel

Noun

폭설 (pokseol) (hanja 暴雪)

  1. heavy snow, deep snowfall, sudden fall of snow
    폭설 도로 완전 혼란 빠졌다.
    Pokseol-lo doro-ga wanjeon hollan-e ppajeotda.
    Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from (sudden) + (flow).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pokseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogseol
McCune–Reischauer?p'oksŏl
Yale Romanization?phok.sel

Noun

폭설 (pokseol) (hanja 暴泄)

  1. diarrhea
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from (violent, brutal) + (reprimand, admonish).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pokseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogseol
McCune–Reischauer?p'oksŏl
Yale Romanization?phok.sel

Noun

폭설 (pokseol) (hanja 暴說)

  1. speaking violently
Derived terms