염병
Korean
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Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 染病.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mbjʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)병]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yeombyeong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeombyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏmbyŏng |
| Yale Romanization? | yēmpyeng |
Noun
[edit]- (pathology, informal) typhoid fever
- Short for 전염병 (jeonyeombyeong).
- (colloquial) commotion, hubbub, ruckus, misbehavior, uncouth activity
- Synonym: 지랄 (jiral)
Alternative forms
[edit]- 옘병 (yembyeong)
Derived terms
[edit]- 염병하다 (yeombyeonghada)