염병
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 染病.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mbjʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)병]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeombyeong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeombyeong |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏmbyŏng |
Yale Romanization? | yēmpyeng |
Noun
- (pathology, informal) typhoid fever
- Short for 전염병 (jeonyeombyeong).
Derived terms
- 염병하다 (yeombyeonghada)