위축

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 萎縮.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɥit͡ɕʰuk̚] ~ [yt͡ɕʰuk̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wichuk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wichug
    McCune–Reischauer?wich'uk
    Yale Romanization?wi.chwuk

    Noun

    위축 • (wichuk) (hanja 萎縮)

    1. withering
    2. atrophy

    Derived terms

    • 위축하다 (萎縮, wichukhada)
    • 위축되다 (萎縮, wichukdoeda)