비밀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 祕密, from 祕 (“secret”) + 密 (“keeping secret”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)miɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)밀]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bimil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bimil
McCune–Reischauer?pimil
Yale Romanization?pīmil

Noun

비밀 • (bimil) (hanja 祕密)

  1. secret

Derived terms

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