염좌

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 捻挫.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    염좌 • (yeomjwa) (hanja 捻挫)

    1. sprain