폭설

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 暴雪, from 暴 (“sudden”) + 雪 (“snow”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰo̞ks͈ʌ̹ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [폭썰]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pokseol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogseol
    McCune–Reischauer?p'oksŏl
    Yale Romanization?phok.sel

    Noun

    폭설 • (pokseol) (hanja 暴雪)

    1. heavy snow, deep snowfall, sudden fall of snow
      폭설로 도로가 완전 혼란에 빠졌다.
      Pokseol-lo doro-ga wanjeon hollan-e ppajeotda.
      Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 暴 (“sudden”) + 泄 (“flow”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?pokseol
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogseol
      McCune–Reischauer?p'oksŏl
      Yale Romanization?phok.sel

      Noun

      폭설 • (pokseol) (hanja 暴泄)

      1. diarrhea
      Derived terms
      • 폭설(暴泄)하다 (pokseolhada)

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 暴 (“violent, brutal”) + 說 (“reprimand, admonish”).

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?pokseol
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogseol
        McCune–Reischauer?p'oksŏl
        Yale Romanization?phok.sel

        Noun

        폭설 • (pokseol) (hanja 暴說)

        1. speaking violently
        Derived terms
        • 폭설(暴說)하다 (pokseolhada)
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