피랍

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 被 (“passive tone indicator”) + 拉 (“pull”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰiɾa̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [피랍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pirap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pilab
McCune–Reischauer?	p'irap
Yale Romanization?	philap

Noun

피랍 • (pirap) (hanja 被拉)

1. being kidnapped

   그는 피랍 한 달 만에 풀려났다. ― Geu-neun pirap han dal man-e pullyeonatda. ― He was released one month after being kidnapped.

Derived terms

• 피랍(被拉)되다 (pirapdoeda, “to be kidnapped”)