이슬

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 이슬〮 (Yale: ìsúl).

이슬 (iseul, “dew”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iseul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?iseul
McCune–Reischauer?isŭl
Yale Romanization?isul

Noun[edit]

이슬 (iseul)

  1. dew, dewdrop
  2. (poetic, figurative) tear, teardrop
    Synonym: 눈물 (nunmul)
  3. (poetic, figurative) something ephemeral
    Synonym: 초로(草露) (choro)
  4. (euphemistic) vaginal fluid