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.