사팔

Korean

Etymology

Back-formation from 사팔눈 (sapallun).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)pʰa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)팔]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sapal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sapal
McCune–Reischauer?sap'al
Yale Romanization?sā.phal

Noun

사팔 • (sapal)

  1. (ophthalmology) heterotropia, strabismus
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