뱃멀미

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean ᄇᆡᆺ멀믜. Attested earlier as ᄇᆡ멀믜 (poymelmuy) in the Cheophae sineo (捷解新語 / 첩해신어), 1676.

Equivalent to modern 배 (bae, “boat”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive marker) +‎ 멀미 (meolmi, “nausea, queasiness”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛnmʌ̹ɭmi] ~ [pe̞nmʌ̹ɭmi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [밴멀미/벤멀미]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baenmeolmi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baesmeolmi
McCune–Reischauer?paenmŏlmi
Yale Romanization?paysmel.mi

Noun

뱃멀미 • (baenmeolmi)

  1. seasickness

Derived terms

  • 뱃멀미하다 (baenmeolmihada)
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