비밀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 祕密, from (secret) + (keeping secret).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)miɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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”)
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