간질

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 癎 (“epilepsy”) + 疾 (“disease”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganjil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ganjil
McCune–Reischauer?	kanjil
Yale Romanization?	kān.cil

Noun

간질 • (ganjil) (hanja 癎疾)

1. epilepsy

Synonyms

• 간질병 (ganjilbyeong)
• 뇌전증 (noejeonjeung)
• 지랄병 (jiralbyeong) (dated)