Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 豫防 (prevention)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

예방 (yebang) (hanja 豫防)

  1. prevention