비록

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 비록 (Yale: pilok).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?birok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bilog
McCune–Reischauer?pirok
Yale Romanization?pilok

Adverb

비록 • (birok)

  1. even if; although

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 祕錄.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ɾo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?birok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bilog
McCune–Reischauer?pirok
Yale Romanization?pīlok

Noun

비록 • (birok) (hanja 祕錄)

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