보약

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 補藥 (“tonic”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)ja̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)약]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boyag
McCune–Reischauer?poyak
Yale Romanization?pō.yak

Noun

보약 • (boyak) (hanja 補藥)

  1. (medicine) tonic; invigorant
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