민물

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 민- (min-, “unadorned, pure”) +‎ 물 (mul, “water”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [minmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [민물]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	minmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	minmul
McCune–Reischauer?	minmul
Yale Romanization?	minmul

Noun

민물 • (minmul)

1. soft water; freshwater, hololimnic

   Antonym: 바닷물 (badanmul, “seawater”)

Derived terms

• 민물게 (minmulge, “river crab”)
• 민물상어 (minmulsang'eo, “freshwater shark”)
• 민물장어(長魚) (minmuljang'eo, “freshwater eel”)