간암

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 간(肝) (gan, “liver”) + 암(癌) (am, “cancer”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)na̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)남]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gan'am
McCune–Reischauer?	kanam
Yale Romanization?	kān.am

Noun

간암 • (ganam) (hanja 肝癌)

1. (pathology) liver cancer