이발

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 理髮.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)ba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)발]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ibal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ibal
McCune–Reischauer?	ibal
Yale Romanization?	īpal

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	이발(理髮) (ibal)
North Korean Standard Language	리발(理髮) (ribal)

이발 • (ibal) (hanja 理髮)

1. haircut

Derived terms

• 이발소(理髮所) (ibalso, “barbershop”)
• 이발사(理髮師) (ibalsa, “barber”)
• 이발하다 (ibalhada, “to get a haircut”)