화약

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 火藥 (“gunpowder”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwayak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwayag
McCune–Reischauer?	hwayak
Yale Romanization?	hwā.yak

Noun

화약 • (hwayak) (hanja 火藥)

1. gunpowder