생일

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 生日, from 生 (“birth”) + 日 (“day”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋiɭ] ~ [sʰe̞ŋiɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [생일/셍일]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?saeng'il
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?saeng'il
    McCune–Reischauer?saengil
    Yale Romanization?sayngil

    Noun

    생일 • (saeng'il) (hanja 生日)

    1. birthday
      Synonym: (honorific) 생신(生辰) (saengsin)

    Derived terms

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