Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 避妊藥避姙藥 (避妊藥 / 避姙藥).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)imja̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?piimyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?piim'yag
McCune–Reischauer?p'iimyak
Yale Romanization?phīim.yak

Noun edit

피임약 (piimyak) (hanja 避妊藥避姙藥)

  1. contraceptive medicine, a contraceptive agent