제약

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 制約 (“restriction, limitation”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeyag
McCune–Reischauer?	cheyak
Yale Romanization?	cēyyak

Noun

제약 • (jeyak) (hanja 制約)

1. restriction, limitation