Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)ʝʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)ʝʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?goehyeolbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?goehyeolbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?koehyŏlpyŏng
Yale Romanization?kōyhyelqpyeng

Noun edit

괴혈병 (goehyeolbyeong) (hanja 壞血病)

  1. (medicine) scurvy