피임약

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 避妊藥/避姙藥.

Pronunciation

  • (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

피임약 • (piimyak) (hanja 避妊藥/避姙藥)

  1. contraceptive medicine, a contraceptive agent