Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 重力.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋɲʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungnyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?junglyeog
McCune–Reischauer?chungnyŏk
Yale Romanization?cwūnglyek

Noun

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중력 (jungnyeok) (hanja 重力)

  1. (physics) gravity