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)
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