처녀막

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 處女膜 (“hymen”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹ma̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)녀막]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?cheonyeomak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonyeomag
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnyŏmak
    Yale Romanization?chēnyemak

    Noun

    처녀막 • (cheonyeomak) (hanja 處女膜)

    1. (anatomy) hymen
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