구약

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 舊約.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Guyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Guyag
McCune–Reischauer?	Kuyak
Yale Romanization?	kwū.yak

Proper noun

구약 • (Guyak) (hanja 舊約)

1. (Christianity) Old Testament