침몰

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 沈沒, from 沈 (“sink”) + 沒 (“drowned”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰimmo̞ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [침몰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chimmol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chimmol
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'immol
Yale Romanization?	chimmol

Noun

침몰 • (chimmol) (hanja 沈沒)

1. sinking; going under
2. (figurative) becoming weak

References

• 침몰 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.