야설

Korean

Pronunciation
Revised Romanization? yaseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yaseol
McCune–Reischauer? yasŏl
Yale Romanization? yāsel

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 冶 (“lewd”) + 說 (“story”).

Noun

야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 冶說)

  1. erotic fiction, pornographic story
    Synonym: 음란 소설 (eumnan soseol, “obscene fiction”) (formal)
  • 야(冶)하다 (yahada, “to be sexy, to be lewd, to be titillating”)
  • 야동(冶動) (yadong, “porn, pornographic video”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 夜 (“night”) + 雪 (“snow”).

Noun

야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 夜雪)

  1. snowfall at night, night snow
    야설 풍경 ― yaseol punggyeong ― scenery of night snow
    Synonym: 밤눈 (bamnun)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 野 (“field”) + 說 (“story”).

Noun

야설 • (yaseol) (hanja 野說)

  1. popular speculation or hearsay without official corroboration
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