Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 品格, from (product) + (form, style), with compound/genitive tensing applied

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰu(ː)mk͈jʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pumgyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pumgyeog
McCune–Reischauer?p'umkyŏk
Yale Romanization?phūmqkyek

Noun

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품격 (pumgyeok) (hanja 品格)

  1. style
  2. dignity