면역

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 免疫.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmjɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [며(ː)녁]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?myeonyeok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeon'yeog
    McCune–Reischauer?myŏnyŏk
    Yale Romanization?myēn.yek

    Noun

    면역 • (myeonyeok) (hanja 免疫)

    1. immunity (from disease)
    • 면역결핍 (免疫缺乏, myeonyeokgyeolpip, “immunodeficiency”)
    • 면역계 (免疫系, myeonyeokgye, “immune system”)
    • 면역학 (免疫學, myeonyeokhak, “immunology”)
    • 면역력 (免疫力, myeonyeongnyeok, “immunity”)
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