경색

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 梗塞, from 梗 (“blocking”) + 塞 (“block”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹ŋsʰɛk̚] ~ [kjʌ̹ŋsʰe̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [경색/경섹]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyeongsaek
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongsaeg
    McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngsaek
    Yale Romanization?kyengsayk

    Noun

    경색 • (gyeongsaek) (hanja 梗塞)

    1. blockage
    2. (medicine) infarction
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