밤새

Korean

Etymology 1

밤 (bam, “night”) +‎ 새 (sae, “space between”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠ms͈ɛ] ~ [pa̠ms͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [밤쌔/밤쎄]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bamssae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bamssae
McCune–Reischauer?pamssae
Yale Romanization?pamssay

Noun

밤새 • (bamsae)

  1. contraction of 밤사이 (bamsai, “all night long; throughout the night”)
    밤새 눈이 내렸다. ― Bamsae nun-i naeryeotda. ― It snowed all night.

Etymology 2

밤 (bam, “night”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠ms͈ɛ] ~ [pa̠ms͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [밤쌔/밤쎄]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bamsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bamsae
McCune–Reischauer?pamssae
Yale Romanization?pamqsay

Noun

밤새 • (bamsae)

  1. nocturnal bird
    Synonyms: 야조(夜鳥) (yajo), 야금(夜禽) (yageum)
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