야설

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yaseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yaseol
McCune–Reischauer?	yasŏl
Yale Romanization?	yāsel

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 冶 (“lewd”) + 說 (“story”).

Noun

야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 冶說)

1. erotic fiction, pornographic story

   Synonym: (formal) 음란 소설 (eumnan soseol, “obscene fiction”)

Related terms

• 야(冶)하다 (yahada, “to be sexy, to be lewd, to be titillating”)
• 야동(冶動) (yadong, “porn, pornographic video”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 夜 (“night”) + 雪 (“snow”).

Noun

야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 夜雪)

1. snowfall at night, night snow

   Synonym: 밤눈 (bamnun)

   야설 풍경 ― yaseol punggyeong ― scenery of night snow

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 野 (“field”) + 說 (“story”).

Noun

야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 野說)

1. popular speculation or hearsay without official corroboration