폐렴

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 肺炎, from 肺 (“lung”) + 炎 (“inflammation”).

    염 (炎, yeom) is read irregularly as 렴 (ryeom).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    폐렴 • (pyeryeom) (hanja 肺炎)

    1. (pathology) pneumonia
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