피임

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 避妊.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

피임 • (piim) (hanja 避妊/避姙)

  1. contraception

Derived terms

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