심야

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 深夜.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    심야 • (simya) (hanja 深夜)

    1. midnight; late night