염병

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 染病.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mbjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)병]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeombyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeombyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏmbyŏng
    Yale Romanization?yēmpyeng

    Noun

    염병 • (yeombyeong) (hanja 染病)

    1. (pathology, informal) typhoid fever
    2. short for 전염병 (jeonyeombyeong)
    3. (colloquial) commotion, hubbub, ruckus, misbehavior, uncouth activity
      Synonym: 지랄 (jiral)

    Alternative forms

    Derived terms

    • 염병하다 (yeombyeonghada)
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