이탈

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 리탈 (rital) (North Korea)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 離脫.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    이탈 • (ital) (hanja 離脫)

    1. secession; breakaway