엄격

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 嚴格, from 嚴 (“stern”) + 格 (“character”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹mk͈jʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [엄껵]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eomgyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eomgyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏmkyŏk
Yale Romanization?	emqkyek

Noun

엄격 • (eomgyeok) (hanja 嚴格)

1. sternness, rigor