이팔

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 二八, from 二 (“two”) + 八 (“eight”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    이팔 • (ipal) (hanja 二八)

    1. sixteen
      이팔청춘 ― ipalcheongchun ― sweet sixteen
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