신기루

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 蜃氣樓 (“mirage”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)nɡiɾu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [신(ː)기루]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sin'giru
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?singilu
    McCune–Reischauer?sin'giru
    Yale Romanization?sīnkilwu

    Noun

    신기루 • (sin'giru) (hanja 蜃氣樓)

    1. mirage
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