밀물

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 밀〯믈〮 (Yale: mǐl-múl), equivalent to (mil-, to push) + (-l, adnominal suffix) + (mul, water).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?milmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?milmul
McCune–Reischauer?milmul
Yale Romanization?mil.mul

Noun

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밀물 (milmul)

  1. flood tide, rising tide

Antonyms

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  • 썰물 (sseolmul, low tide)