서약

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 誓約.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ja̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)약]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seoyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seoyag
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏyak
Yale Romanization?	sē.yak

Noun

서약 • (seoyak) (hanja 誓約)

1. vow; oath; pledge

Derived terms

• 서약하다 (seoyakhada)