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 prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | bohak |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bohag |
McCune–Reischauer? | pohak |
Yale Romanization? | pōhak |
Noun
보학 • (bohak) (hanja 譜學)
- genealogy; the study of genealogies and family trees