썰물

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gukhan hoehwa (國韓會話 / 국한회화), 1895, as Early Modern Korean 썰물.

Probably from an unattested Middle Korean word *ᅘᅧᆯ〮믈〮 (*hhyélmúl, “low tide”, literally “pulling water”) which pairs with Middle Korean 밀〯믈〮 (mǐlmúl, “high tide”, literally “pushing water”), from ᅘᅧ〮 (hhyé-, “to pull”) + ㄹ (-l, adnominal suffix) + 믈〮 (múl, “water”).

See also 써다 (sseoda, “to drain”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈ʌ̹ɭmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [썰물]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sseolmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sseolmul
McCune–Reischauer?	ssŏlmul
Yale Romanization?	ssel.mul

Noun

썰물 • (sseolmul)

1. low tide

Antonyms

• 밀물 (milmul, “high tide”)