사레

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 샤ᄅᆡ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

사레 • (sare)

  1. cough due to an object entering the windpipe, splutter, choking sound, pulmonary aspiration
    Synonym: 흡인(吸引) (heubin)

Derived terms

  • 사레들다 (saredeulda)
  • 사레들리다 (saredeullida)