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대하소설

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 대하(大河) (daeha, great river) + 소설(小說) (soseol, novel).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠ sʰo̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠ sʰo̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) (ː)/(ː) (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daeha soseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daeha soseol
McCune–Reischauer?taeha sosŏl
Yale Romanization?tāyha sōsel

Noun

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대하소설 (daehasoseol) (hanja 大河小說)

  1. (literature) epic novel series