Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 捕縛.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)ba̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pobak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pobag
McCune–Reischauer?p'obak
Yale Romanization?phōpak

Noun edit

포박 (pobak) (hanja 捕縛)

  1. arrest, apprehension, capturing, tying up

Derived terms edit