헌혈

Korean

Derived verbs
Active 헌혈하다

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 獻血, from 獻 (“offer”) + 血 (“blood”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɘ(ː)nʝʌ̹ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [헌(ː)혈]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?heonhyeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?heonhyeol
    McCune–Reischauer?hŏnhyŏl
    Yale Romanization?hēn.hyel

    Noun

    헌혈 • (heonhyeol) (hanja 獻血)

    1. (hematology) blood donation

    Derived terms

    • 헌혈왕(獻血者) (heonhyeorwang)
    • 헌혈자(獻血王) (heonhyeolja)
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