약
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| 애 ← | → 얘 |
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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ja̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [약]
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| Revised Romanization? | yak |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yag |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yak |
| Yale Romanization? | yak |
Etymology 1
약 (yak) is used prominently on storefronts as a signifier for pharmacies.
Sino-Korean word from 藥 (藥, “drug; medicine”), from the Middle Korean reading 약〮 (Yale: yák).
Noun
약 • (yak) (hanja 藥)
- drug; medicine
- 약을 복용하다 ― yak-eul bogyonghada ― to take medicine
Derived terms
- 약(藥)하다 (yakhada)
- See the hanja entry at 藥 (藥) for Sino-Korean compounds of 약 (藥, yak).
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 約 (約, “approximately; about”), from the Middle Korean reading 약〮 (Yale: yák).
Adverb
약 • (yak) (hanja 約)
- approximately; about
- 그 경기는약 두 시간 동안 진행되었다.
- geu gyeonggi-neun yak du sigan dong'an jinhaengdoeeotda.
- The game went on for about two hours.
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 約 (約) for Sino-Korean compounds of 약 (約, yak).
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 籥 (籥, “ancient vertical bamboo flute”).
Noun
약 • (yak) (hanja 籥)
- an ancient notched vertical bamboo flute of Chinese origin with three fingerholes used today only in Confucian ritual music and dance in South Korea
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 籥 (籥) for Sino-Korean compounds of 약 (籥, yak).
Etymology 4
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
약 (yak)
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