갈증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 渴症.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ʎt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [갈쯩]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	galjeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	galjeung
McCune–Reischauer?	kalchŭng
Yale Romanization?	kalqcung

Noun

갈증 • (galjeung) (hanja 渴症)

1. thirst

   Synonym: 목마름 (mongmareum)

   • 2007, Han Kang, 채식주의자 [chaesikjuuija, The Vegetarian], 22nd edition, Paju, Republic of Korea: Changbi, published 2016, →ISBN, page 13:

     회식에서 마신 소주 병 반 덕분에 요의와 갈증을 함께 느끼고 깨어난 참이었다.

     Hoesig-eseo masin soju byeong ban deokbun-e youi-wa galjeung-eul hamkke neukkigo kkaeeonan cham-ieotda.

     I had just woken up, having felt simultaneously thirst and a desire to urinate thanks to the half bottle of soju I had drunk at the company group dinner.

2. Short for 갈급증 (galgeupjeung, “impatience”).

Derived terms

• 갈증나다 (渴症—, galjeungnada)