Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 降雪 (snowfall)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ŋsʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gangseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gangseol
McCune–Reischauer?kangsŏl
Yale Romanization?kāngsel

Noun

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강설 (gangseol) (hanja 降雪)

  1. snowfall
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