야식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 夜食, from 夜 (“night”) + 食 (“meal”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɕʰik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)식]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yasik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yasig
McCune–Reischauer?	yasik
Yale Romanization?	yāsik

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	야식하다

야식 • (yasik) (hanja 夜食)

1. late-night meal; midnight snack, late snack