Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 肥沃.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)o̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?biok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?biog
McCune–Reischauer?piok
Yale Romanization?pīok

Noun edit

비옥 (biok) (hanja 肥沃)

  1. fertility

Derived terms edit