우박

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 雨 (“rain”) + 雹 (“hail”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)ba̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)박]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ubak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ubag
McCune–Reischauer?ubak
Yale Romanization?wūpak

Noun

우박 • (ubak) (hanja 雨雹)

  1. hail (balls of ice)
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