Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from (genealogy) + (study).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)ɦa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bohak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bohag
McCune–Reischauer?pohak
Yale Romanization?pōhak

Noun edit

보학 (bohak) (hanja 譜學)

  1. genealogy; the study of genealogies and family trees