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피임약

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 避妊藥避姙藥.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)imja̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?piimyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?piim'yag
McCune–Reischauer?p'iimyak
Yale Romanization?phīim.yak

Noun

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피임약 (piimyak) (hanja 避妊藥避姙藥)

  1. contraceptive medicine, a contraceptive agent