비밀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 祕密, from 祕 (“secret”) + 密 (“keeping secret”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpi(ː)miɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)밀]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bimil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bimil
McCune–Reischauer?	pimil
Yale Romanization?	pīmil

Noun

비밀 • (bimil) (hanja 祕密)

1. secret

Derived terms

• 비밀히 (秘密—, bimilhi, “in secret”)
• 비밀리 (秘密裡, bimilli, “secrecy”)
• 비밀하다 (秘密—, bimilhada, “to be secret”)
• 비밀번호 (秘密番號, bimilbeonho, “password”)
• 비밀투표 (秘密投票, bimiltupyo, “secret ballot”)