새알

Korean

Etymology

From 새 (sae, “bird”) +‎ 알 (al, “egg”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)a̠ɭ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)a̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)알/세(ː)알]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saeal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saeal
McCune–Reischauer?saeal
Yale Romanization?sāy.al

Noun

새알 • (saeal)

  1. bird's egg
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