질량

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 質量, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 質量(しつりょう) (shitsuryō)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiʎʎa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [질량]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jillyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jillyang
McCune–Reischauer?	chillyang
Yale Romanization?	cillyang

Noun

질량 • (jillyang) (hanja 質量)

1. (physics) mass

   공간의 일부를 차지하고 질량을 갖는 요소.

   Gongganui ilbureul chajihago jillyang'eul ganneun yoso.

   An element that occupies part of space and has mass.

Derived terms

• 질량 중심 (質量中心, jillyang jungsim, “center of mass”)
• 질량수 (質量數, jillyangsu, “mass number”)
• 체질량 (體質量, chejillyang, “bodymass”)

References

• National Institute of Korean Language; [1] (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)