웬일

Korean

Etymology

웬 (wen) +‎ 일 (il).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)nniɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웬(ː)닐]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wennil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wen'il
McCune–Reischauer?wennil
Yale Romanization?wēynnil

Noun

웬일 • (wenil)

  1. what matter, what cause
    웬일이냐? ― wenirinya? ― What's up?

Further reading

  • 웬일 in dictionaries at daum.net
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