귓속말

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 귀 (gwi, “ear”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ 속 (sok, “inside”) +‎ 말 (mal, “word”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɥiss͈o̞ŋma̠ɭ] ~ [kɥis͈o̞ŋma̠ɭ] ~ [kyss͈o̞ŋma̠ɭ] ~ [kys͈o̞ŋma̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [귇쏭말/귀쏭말]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwitsongmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwis'sogmal
McCune–Reischauer?	kwissongmal
Yale Romanization?	kwis.sokmal

Noun

귓속말 • (gwitsongmal)

1. whisper

   Synonym: 귀엣말 (gwienmal)

Derived terms

• 귓속말하다 (gwitsongmalhada)