변이 지방

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 變異 (“transform”) + 脂肪 (“fat”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ni t͡ɕiba̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [벼(ː)니 지방]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?byeoni jibang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeon'i jibang
    McCune–Reischauer?pyŏni chibang
    Yale Romanization?pyēn.i cipang

    Noun

    변이 지방 • (byeoni jibang) (hanja 變異 脂肪)

    1. (rare, neologism) synonym of 트랜스지방 (teuraenseujibang, “trans fat”)

    Usage notes

    Created by the National Institute of the Korean Language in 2008 to replace the English loanword 트랜스지방 (teuraenseujibang), apparently out of the misconception that trans fat is so named in English because it has been artificially "transformed". In reality, trans fat is named after Cis-trans isomerism and occurs naturally in meat and milk without human intervention. This word is very rarely used.

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