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Korean
Etymology
웬 (wen) + 일 (il).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | wennil |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | wen'il |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | wennil |
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| Yale Romanization? | wēynnil |
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Noun
웬일 • (wenil)
- what matter, what cause
- 웬일이냐? ― wenirinya? ― What's up?
Further reading
- 웬일 in dictionaries at daum.net