이발

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 理髮.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language
    이발(理髮) (ibal)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    리발(理髮) (ribal)

    이발 • (ibal) (hanja 理髮)

    1. haircut

    Derived terms