침몰

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 沈沒, from 沈 (“sink”) + 沒 (“drowned”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chimmol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chimmol
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'immol
    Yale Romanization?chimmol

    Noun

    침몰 • (chimmol) (hanja 沈沒)

    1. sinking; going under
    2. (figurative) becoming weak

    References

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