피임

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 避妊.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	piim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	piim
McCune–Reischauer?	p'iim
Yale Romanization?	phīim

Noun

피임 • (piim) (hanja 避妊/避姙)

1. contraception

Derived terms

• 피임(避妊)하다 (piimhada)
• 피임약(避妊藥) (piimyak)