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