누설

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 漏泄, from (leak) + (reveal).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnu(ː)sʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nuseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nuseol
McCune–Reischauer?nusŏl
Yale Romanization?nwūsel
South Korean
Standard Language
누설 (nuseol)
North Korean
Standard Language
루설 (ruseol)

Noun

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누설 (nuseol) (hanja 漏泄漏洩)

  1. leakage (of gas, liquid, etc.)
  2. disclosure, divulgation (of a secret)

Derived terms

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