밤새

Korean

Etymology 1

밤 (bam, “night”) +‎ 새 (sae, “space between”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ms͈ɛ] ~ [pa̠ms͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [밤쌔/밤쎄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bamssae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bamssae
McCune–Reischauer?	pamssae
Yale Romanization?	pamssay

Noun

밤새 • (bamsae)

1. Contraction of 밤사이 (bamsai, “all night long; throughout the night”).

   밤새 눈이 내렸다. ― Bamsae nun-i naeryeotda. ― It snowed all night.

Etymology 2

밤 (bam, “night”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ms͈ɛ] ~ [pa̠ms͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [밤쌔/밤쎄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bamsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bamsae
McCune–Reischauer?	pamssae
Yale Romanization?	pamqsay

Noun

밤새 • (bamsae)

1. nocturnal bird

   Synonyms: 야조(夜鳥) (yajo), 야금(夜禽) (yageum)