해일

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海溢, from 海 (“sea”) + 溢 (“flood”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)iɭ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)iɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)일/헤(ː)일]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

해일 • (haeil) (hanja 海溢)

1. tidal wave, tsunami

   해일이 덮치다 ― haeir-i deopchida ― to be hit/struck by a tidal wave

Derived terms

• 지진해일(地震海溢) (jijinhaeil, “tsunami”)
• 해일경보(海溢警報) (haeilgyeongbo, “tsunami warning”)
• 해일방파제(海溢防波堤) (haeilbangpaje, “storm surge barrier”)
• 해일파고계(海溢波高計) (haeilpagogye, “wave gauge”)