괴혈병

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 壞血病, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)ʝʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)ʝʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)혈뼝/괴(ː)혈뼝]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?goehyeolbyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?goehyeolbyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?koehyŏlpyŏng
    Yale Romanization?kōyhyelqpyeng

    Noun

    괴혈병 • (goehyeolbyeong) (hanja 壞血病)

    1. (medicine) scurvy
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