폭설

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 暴雪, from 暴 (“sudden”) + 雪 (“snow”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pokseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pogseol
McCune–Reischauer?	p'oksŏl
Yale Romanization?	phok.sel

Noun

폭설 • (pokseol) (hanja 暴雪)

1. heavy snow, deep snowfall, sudden fall of snow

   폭설로 도로가 완전 혼란에 빠졌다.

   Pokseol-lo doro-ga wanjeon hollan-e ppajeotda.

   Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 暴 (“sudden”) + 泄 (“flow”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰo̞ks͈ʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [폭썰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pokseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pogseol
McCune–Reischauer?	p'oksŏl
Yale Romanization?	phok.sel

Noun

폭설 • (pokseol) (hanja 暴泄)

1. diarrhea

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 폭설(暴泄)하다 (pokseolhada)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 暴 (“violent, brutal”) + 說 (“reprimand, admonish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰo̞ks͈ʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [폭썰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pokseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pogseol
McCune–Reischauer?	p'oksŏl
Yale Romanization?	phok.sel

Noun

폭설 • (pokseol) (hanja 暴說)

1. speaking violently

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 폭설(暴說)하다 (pokseolhada)