Korean word

배탈

Pronunciation

Romanizationpaetal

Meaning

  • nounupset stomach

Example

아침부터 배탈이 나서 점심을 못 먹었어요.a chim bu teo pae ta ri na seo cheom si meul mot meo geo sseo yo

I got an upset stomach this morning, so I couldn't eat lunch.

Illustration for 배탈 (upset stomach)

More examples

밤새 배탈이 나서 잠을 못 잤어요.pam sae pae ta ri na seo cha meul mot cha sseo yo

I had an upset stomach all night, so I couldn't sleep.

Core concept

A short-term digestive problem that makes the belly feel unwell and may cause pain or loose stools.

Common phrases

  • 배탈이 나다pae ta ri na da

    have an upset stomach

  • 배탈이 심하다pae ta ri sim ha da

    have a serious upset stomach

  • 배탈 때문에 고생하다pae tal ttae mu ne ko saeng ha da

    suffer from an upset stomach

Similar words

설사seolsa: Passing watery stool several times as a digestive symptom.
복통poktong: Pain felt in the abdomen when an internal organ is not working normally.
소화불량sohwabullyang: An uncomfortable heavy feeling caused by food not being digested well.
위장염wijangyeom: An illness that inflames the stomach or intestines and may cause pain, loose stools, or nausea.

Definition in Korean

배에 이상이 생겨 일시적으로 소화가 잘 안되거나 설사와 복통이 나는 상태.pae e i sang i saeng gyeo il ssi jeo geu ro so hwa ga chal an doe geo na seol sa wa pok tong i na neun sang tae

Word origin

It is a native Korean compound joining words for belly and trouble, so it presents digestive symptoms as a problem affecting the belly.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English terms that often separate pain from loose stools, this everyday word can cover either kind of short-term digestive trouble.

Other meanings

  • stomachachenoun
  • diarrheanoun

Related words

  • 배탈나다paetalladaget an upset stomachverb
  • 배탈약paetaryakstomach medicinenoun
  • 배앓이paearistomachachenoun

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