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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 被 (“passive tone indicator”) + 拉 (“pull”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | pirap |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pilab |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | p'irap |
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| Yale Romanization? | philap |
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Noun
피랍 • (pirap) (hanja 被拉)
- being kidnapped
- 그는 피랍 한 달 만에 풀려났다. ― Geu-neun pirap han dal man-e pullyeonatda. ― He was released one month after being kidnapped.
Derived terms
- 피랍(被拉)되다 (pirapdoeda, “to be kidnapped”)