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
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