야설

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)sʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)설]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yaseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yaseol
McCune–Reischauer?yasŏl
Yale Romanization?yāsel

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 冶 (“lewd”) + 說 (“story”).

Noun

야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 冶說)

  1. erotic fiction, pornographic story
    Synonym: (formal) 음란 소설 (eumnan soseol, “obscene fiction”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 夜 (“night”) + 雪 (“snow”).

Noun

야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 夜雪)

  1. snowfall at night, night snow
    Synonym: 밤눈 (bamnun)
    야설 풍경 ― yaseol punggyeong ― scenery of night snow

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 野 (“field”) + 說 (“story”).

Noun

야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 野說)

  1. popular speculation or hearsay without official corroboration
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