신기루

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 蜃氣樓 (“mirage”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)nɡiɾu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [신(ː)기루]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sin'giru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?singilu
McCune–Reischauer?sin'giru
Yale Romanization?sīnkilwu

Noun

신기루 • (sin'giru) (hanja 蜃氣樓)

  1. mirage
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