역학

역학

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[jʌ̹kʰa̠k̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[여칵]

Revised Romanization? yeokhak Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeog-hag McCune–Reischauer? yŏkhak Yale Romanization? yek.hak

Etymology 1

역 (yeok) +‎ 학 (hak). Sino-Korean word from 力學, from 力 (“force”) + 學 (“study”). Borrowed from Japanese 力学 (rikigaku).

Noun

역학 • (yeokhak) (hanja 力學)

1. (physics) mechanics

Etymology 2

역 (yeok) +‎ 학 (hak). Sino-Korean word from 疫 (“epidemic”) + 學 (“study”).

Noun

역학 • (yeokhak) (hanja 疫學)

1. epidemiology