오염

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 汚染, from 汚 (“dirty”) + 染 (“dirtying”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈo̞ːjʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic Hangul[오:염]
Revised Romanization? oyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)? oyeom
McCune–Reischauer? oyŏm
Yale Romanization? ōyem

Noun

오염 • (oyeom) (hanja 汚染)

  1. pollution; contamination

Derived terms
  • 대기오염 (daegioyeom, “air pollution”)
  • 오염하다 (oyeomhada, “to contaminate”)
  • 오염되다 (oyeomdoeda)
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