이슬
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 이슬〮 (Yale: ìsúl).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [isʰɯɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [이슬]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | iseul |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | iseul |
McCune–Reischauer? | isŭl |
Yale Romanization? | isul |
Noun[edit]
이슬 • (iseul)
- dew, dewdrop
- (poetic, figurative) tear, teardrop
- Synonym: 눈물 (nunmul)
- (poetic, figurative) something ephemeral
- Synonym: 초로(草露) (choro)
- (euphemistic) vaginal fluid