계약

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 契約 (“contract”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)ja̠k̚] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ja̠k̚]

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• Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)약/게(ː)약]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeyag
McCune–Reischauer?	kyeyak
Yale Romanization?	kyēyyak

Noun

계약 • (gyeyak) (hanja 契約)

1. contract

Hyponyms

• 고용계약 (雇傭契約, goyonggyeyak, “employment contract”)