갈증
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 渴症.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠ʎt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [갈쯩]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | galjeung |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | galjeung |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kalchŭng |
| Yale Romanization? | kalqcung |
Noun
갈증 • (galjeung) (hanja 渴症)
- thirst
- Synonym: 목마름 (mongmareum)
- 2007, Han Kang, 채식주의자 [chaesikjuuija, The Vegetarian], 22nd edition, Paju, Republic of Korea: Changbi, published 2016, →ISBN, page 13:
- 회식에서 마신 소주 병 반 덕분에 요의와 갈증을 함께 느끼고 깨어난 참이었다.
- Hoesig-eseo masin soju byeong ban deokbun-e youi-wa galjeun-g'eul hamkke neukkigo kkaeeonan cham-ieotda.
- I had just woken up, having felt simultaneously thirst and a desire to urinate thanks to the half bottle of soju I had drunk at the company group dinner.
- short for 갈급증 (galgeupjeung, “impatience”)
Derived terms
- 갈증(渴症)나다 (galjeungnada)