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세월

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 歲月, from (year; age) + (moon; month)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)wʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sewol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sewol
McCune–Reischauer?sewŏl
Yale Romanization?sēywel

Noun

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세월 (sewol) (hanja 歲月)

  1. time
    세월은 사람을 기다리지 않는다.
    seworeun sarameul gidariji anneunda.
    Time [and tide] wait for no man.