무렵

Korean

Etymology

Uncertain, but likely of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɾjʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [무렵]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	muryeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mulyeob
McCune–Reischauer?	muryŏp
Yale Romanization?	mulyep

Noun

무렵 • (muryeop)

1. the time when; around the time of (something)

   저녁 무렵에. ― Jeonyeok muryeobe. ― Around evening.

2. approximately (of a time)

   해질무렵. ― Haejilmuryeop. ― Around the time when the sun sets.

Synonyms

• -쯤 (-jjeum)
• -경 (-gyeong)

Further reading

• 무렵 in dictionaries at daum.net