갯벌

Korean

Etymology

From 개 (gae, “estuary”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive marker) +‎ 벌 (beol, “field”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛt̚p͈ʌ̹ɭ] ~ [kɛp͈ʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ke̞t̚p͈ʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ke̞p͈ʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [갣뻘/개뻘/겓뻘/게뻘]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaetbeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaesbeol
McCune–Reischauer?kaetpŏl
Yale Romanization?kayspel

Noun

갯벌 • (gaetbeol)

  1. (geography) tidal flat, mudflat
  • 개펄 (gaepeol, “mudflat”)
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