웬일

Korean

Etymology

웬 (wen) +‎ 일 (il).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wennil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wen'il
McCune–Reischauer?	wennil
Yale Romanization?	wēynnil

Noun

웬일 • (wenil)

1. what matter, what cause

   웬일이냐? ― wenirinya? ― What's up?

Further reading

• 웬일 in dictionaries at daum.net