감염

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 感染, from 感 (“feel”) + 染 (“infect”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)mjʌ̹m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)몀]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gamyeom
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gam'yeom
    McCune–Reischauer?kamyŏm
    Yale Romanization?kām.yem

    Noun

    감염 • (gamyeom) (hanja 感染)

    1. infection, contagion, infestation

    Derived terms

    • 감염되다 (感染‒, gamyeomdoeda, “to become infected”)
    • 감염하다 (感染‒, gamyeomhada, “to infect”)
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