폐경

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 閉經.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰje̞(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [폐(ː)경/페(ː)경]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pyegyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyegyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?p'yegyŏng
    Yale Romanization?phyēykyeng

    Noun

    폐경 • (pyegyeong) (hanja 閉經)

    1. menopause
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