침략

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 侵略

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰi(ː)mɲa̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chimnyak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chimlyag
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'imnyak
    Yale Romanization?chīmlyak

    Noun

    침략 • (chimnyak) (hanja 侵略)

    1. aggression; invasion