동맥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 動脈, from 動 (“moving”) + 脈 (“pulse”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 動脈 (dōmyaku).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋmɛk̚] ~ [ˈto̞(ː)ŋme̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)맥/동(ː)멕]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongmaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongmaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	tongmaek
Yale Romanization?	tōngmayk

Noun

동맥 • (dongmaek) (hanja 動脈)

1. (anatomy) artery

Related terms

• 대동맥 (大動脈, daedongmaek, “aorta”)
• 동맥혈 (動脈血, dongmaekhyeol, “arterial blood”)
• 동맥 경화증 (動脈硬化症, dongmaek gyeonghwajeung, “arteriosclerosis”)