세월

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 歲月, from 歲 (“year; age”) + 月 (“moon; month”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)wʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)월]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sewol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sewol
McCune–Reischauer?sewŏl
Yale Romanization?sēywel

Noun

세월 • (sewol) (hanja 歲月)

  1. time
    세월은 사람을 기다리지 않는다.
    seworeun sarameul gidariji anneunda.
    Time [and tide] wait for no man.
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