보학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 譜 (“genealogy”) + 學 (“study”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)ɦa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)학]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bohak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bohag
McCune–Reischauer?pohak
Yale Romanization?pōhak

Noun

보학 • (bohak) (hanja 譜學)

  1. genealogy; the study of genealogies and family trees
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