배달

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 配達, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 配達(はいたつ) (haitatsu, “delivery; distribution”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)da̠ɭ] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)da̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [배(ː)달/베(ː)달]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baedal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baedal
McCune–Reischauer?	paedal
Yale Romanization?	pāytal

Noun

배달 • (baedal) (hanja 配達)

1. delivery; distribution
2. (in particular) home delivery of food