휘파람

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the 명의록언해, 1777, as Early Modern Korean 휴ᄑᆞ람 (Yale: hyupholam), 휴 (hyu) +‎ ᄑᆞ람 (pholam, “whistle”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hɥipʰa̠ɾa̠m] ~ [hypʰa̠ɾa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [휘파람]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwiparam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwipalam
McCune–Reischauer?hwip'aram
Yale Romanization?hwi.phalam

Noun

휘파람 • (hwiparam)

  1. whistle (shrill, high-pitched sound made by forcing air through the mouth)
    휘파람을 불다 ― hwiparameul bulda ― to whistle
  2. break wind
    휘파람을 불다 ― hwiparameul bulda ― to break wind

Derived terms

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