처녀막

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 處女膜 (“hymen”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonyeomak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheonyeomag
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnyŏmak
Yale Romanization?	chēnyemak

Noun

처녀막 • (cheonyeomak) (hanja 處女膜)

1. (anatomy) hymen