정액

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 精液 (“semen”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɛk̚] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [정액/정엑]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeong'aek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeong'aeg
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngaek
Yale Romanization?	cengayk

Noun

정액 • (jeong'aek) (hanja 精液)

1. semen (male reproductory fluid)

   Synonym: (vulgar, slang) 좆물 (jonmul)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 定額.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋɛk̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)액/정(ː)엑]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeong'aek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeong'aeg
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngaek
Yale Romanization?	cēngayk

Noun

정액 • (jeong'aek) (hanja 定額)

1. fixed amount (of money); flat rate