잎맥
Korean
Etymology
From Native Korean 잎 (ip, “leaf”) + Sino-Korean 맥 (脈, maek, “vein”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [immɛk̚] ~ [imme̞k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [임맥/임멕]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | immaek |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ipmaeg |
McCune–Reischauer? | immaek |
Yale Romanization? | iphmayk |
Noun
잎맥 • (immaek) (hanja ―脈)
- (botany) vein of a leaf
- Synonym: 엽맥(葉脈) (yeommaek)
- (medicine) a nerve, nervure
Derived terms
- 잎맥 괴사 (immaek goesa, “vein necrosis”)