화약

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 火藥 (“gunpowder”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ja̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)약]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwayak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwayag
    McCune–Reischauer?hwayak
    Yale Romanization?hwā.yak

    Noun

    화약 • (hwayak) (hanja 火藥)

    1. gunpowder
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