비옥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 肥沃.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)o̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)옥]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?biok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?biog
McCune–Reischauer?piok
Yale Romanization?pīok

Noun

비옥 • (biok) (hanja 肥沃)

  1. fertility

Derived terms

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