폐렴
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 肺炎, from 肺 (“lung”) + 炎 (“inflammation”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰje̞(ː)ɾjʌ̹m] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)ɾjʌ̹m]
- Phonetic hangul: [폐(ː)렴/페(ː)렴]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | pyeryeom |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pyelyeom |
McCune–Reischauer? | p'yeryŏm |
Yale Romanization? | phyēylyem |