역학

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹kʰa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [여칵]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeokhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeoghag
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏkhak
Yale Romanization?	yek.hak

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 力學, from 力 (“force”) + 學 (“study”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 力学(りきがく) (rikigaku).

Noun

역학 • (yeokhak) (hanja 力學)

1. (physics) mechanics

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 疫 (“epidemic”) + 學 (“study”).

Noun

역학 • (yeokhak) (hanja 疫學)

1. epidemiology