모래시계

Korean

Etymology

From 모래 (morae, “sand”) +‎ 시계(時計) (sigye, “clock, watch”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mo̞ɾɛɕʰiɡje̞] ~ [mo̞ɾɛɕʰiɡe̞] ~ [mo̞ɾe̞ɕʰiɡje̞] ~ [mo̞ɾe̞ɕʰiɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [모래시계/모래시게/모레시계/모레시게]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?moraesigye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?molaesigye
McCune–Reischauer?moraesigye
Yale Romanization?molaysikyey

Noun

모래시계 • (moraesigye) (hanja —時計)

  1. an hourglass
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