밀물

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 밀〯믈〮 (Yale: mǐl-múl), equivalent to 밀- (mil-, “to push”) + -ㄹ (-l, adnominal suffix) + 물 (mul, “water”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?milmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?milmul
McCune–Reischauer?milmul
Yale Romanization?mil.mul

Noun

밀물 • (milmul)

  1. flood tide, rising tide

Antonyms

  • 썰물 (sseolmul, “low tide”)
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