짠물

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 짠 (jjan, determiner of the adjective 짜다 (jjada, “salty”)) +‎ 물 (mul, “water”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕ͈a̠nmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [짠물]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jjanmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jjanmul
McCune–Reischauer?	tchanmul
Yale Romanization?	ccanmul

Noun

짠물 • (jjanmul)

1. salty water, salt water

   Synonyms: 소금물 (sogeummul), 염수(鹽水) (yeomsu)

2. (humorous) Used to mock someone from the seaside or living by the sea

   Synonym: 짠물내기 (jjanmullaegi, derogatory)

   그는 짠물 출신으로 수영 실력이 좋다.

   Geu-neun jjanmul chulsin-euro suyeong sillyeog-i jota.

   He is skilled at swimming because he's from the salt water.

Derived terms

• 짠물고기 (jjanmulgogi, “saltwater fish”)