밤일

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 밤 (bam, “night”) ‎ 일 (il, “work”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠mniɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [밤닐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bamnil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bam'il
McCune–Reischauer?	pamnil
Yale Romanization?	pamnil

Noun

밤일 • (bamnil)

1. night work, night shift

   밤일을 나가다 ― bamir-eul nagada ― to work the night shift

2. (euphemistic) sexual intercourse, sex work, prostitution

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 밤일하다 (bamilhada, “to work at night; to have sexual intercourse”)

See also

• 낮일 (najil, “daytime work, day shift”)