해일

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 海溢, from 海 (“sea”) + 溢 (“flood”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)iɭ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)iɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)일/헤(ː)일]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?haeil
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?haeil
    McCune–Reischauer?haeil
    Yale Romanization?hāyil

    Noun

    해일 • (haeil) (hanja 海溢)

    1. tidal wave, tsunami
      해일이 덮치다 ― haeir-i deopchida ― to be hit/struck by a tidal wave

    Derived terms

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