통증

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 痛症, from 痛 (“pain”) + 症 (“syndrome, disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [통(ː)쯩]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?tongjeung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?tongjeung
    McCune–Reischauer?t'ongchŭng
    Yale Romanization?thōngqcung

    Noun

    통증 • (tongjeung) (hanja 痛症)

    1. pain, ache
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