Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 痙攣, from (convulsing) + (suffering)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonglyeon
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngnyŏn
Yale Romanization?kyenglyen

Noun

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경련 (gyeongnyeon) (hanja 痙攣)

  1. (medicine) convulsions; spasms