피폭

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 被曝

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pipok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pipog
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ip'ok
Yale Romanization?	phī.phok

Noun

피폭 • (pipok) (hanja 被曝)

1. exposure to radiation

Derived terms

• 피폭량 (被曝量, pipongnyang, “exposure dose”)
• 피폭선량 (被曝線量, pipokseollyang, “exposure dose”)