햇볕

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 해 (hae, “sun”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-) +‎ 볕 (byeot, “sunshine”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛt̚p͈jʌ̹t̚] ~ [hɛp͈jʌ̹t̚] ~ [he̞t̚p͈jʌ̹t̚] ~ [he̞p͈jʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [핻뼏/해뼏/헫뼏/헤뼏]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haetbyeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haesbyeot
McCune–Reischauer?	haetpyŏt
Yale Romanization?	hayspyeth

Noun

햇볕 • (haetbyeot)

1. sunshine, (especially) warmth from the sun

Synonyms

• 햇빛 (haetbit, “sunlight, sunshine”)
• 햇살 (haetsal, “sunbeam”)
• 땡볕 (ttaengbyeot, “heat of the sun”)

Antonyms

• 그늘 (geuneul, “shadow”)