시발

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 始發

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ba̠ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sibal
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sibal
    McCune–Reischauer?sibal
    Yale Romanization?sīpal

    Noun

    시발 • (sibal) (hanja 始發)

    1. first departure (of a train, car, etc.)
    Derived terms
    • 시발역 (始發驛, sibaryeok)
    • 시발점 (始發點, sibaljeom)
    • 시발하다 (始發, sibalhada)

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sibal
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sibal
    McCune–Reischauer?sibal
    Yale Romanization?sipal

    Interjection

    시발 • (sibal)

    1. (vulgar) alternative form of 씨발 (ssibal, fuck!)