단발

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 單發

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠nba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [단발]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	danbal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	danbal
McCune–Reischauer?	tanbal
Yale Romanization?	tanpal

Noun

단발 • (danbal) (hanja 單發)

1. one shot (by a firearm or cannon)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 斷髮

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈta̠(ː)nba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [단(ː)발]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	danbal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	danbal
McCune–Reischauer?	tanbal
Yale Romanization?	tānpal

Noun

단발 • (danbal) (hanja 斷髮)

1. a bob haircut

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 短髮

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈta̠(ː)nba̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [단(ː)발]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	danbal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	danbal
McCune–Reischauer?	tanbal
Yale Romanization?	tānpal

Noun

단발 • (danbal) (hanja 短髮)

1. short hair