괴혈병
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 壞血病, with compound/genitive tensing applied.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)ʝjʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)ʝjʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)혈뼝/괴(ː)혈뼝]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | goehyeolbyeong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | goehyeolbyeong |
McCune–Reischauer? | koehyŏlpyŏng |
Yale Romanization? | kōyhyelqpyeng |
Noun
괴혈병 • (goehyeolbyeong) (hanja 壞血病)
- (medicine) scurvy