괴혈병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 壞血病, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)ʝjʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)ʝjʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)혈뼝/괴(ː)혈뼝]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?goehyeolbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?goehyeolbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?koehyŏlpyŏng
Yale Romanization?kōyhyelqpyeng

Noun

괴혈병 • (goehyeolbyeong) (hanja 壞血病)

  1. (medicine) scurvy
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