백질

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白質, from 白 (“white”) + 質 (“matter”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛk̚t͡ɕ͈iɭ] ~ [pe̞k̚t͡ɕ͈iɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [백찔/벡찔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baekjil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baegjil
McCune–Reischauer?	paekchil
Yale Romanization?	paykcil

Noun

백질 • (baekjil) (hanja 白質)

1. (neuroanatomy) white matter

See also

• 회백질 (hoebaekjil)