이팔

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 二八, from 二 (“two”) + 八 (“eight”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)pʰa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)팔]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ipal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ipal
McCune–Reischauer?ip'al
Yale Romanization?ī.phal

Noun

이팔 • (ipal) (hanja 二八)

  1. sixteen
    이팔청춘 ― ipalcheongchun ― sweet sixteen
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