눈사태

Korean

Etymology

From 눈 (nun, “snow”) +‎ 사태(沙汰) (satae).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnu(ː)nsʰa̠tʰɛ] ~ [ˈnu(ː)nsʰa̠tʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [눈(ː)사태/눈(ː)사테]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunsatae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunsatae
McCune–Reischauer?nunsat'ae
Yale Romanization?nwūnsa.thay

Noun

눈사태 • (nunsatae)

  1. avalanche
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