공수병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 恐水病, from 恐 (“fear”) + 水 (“water”) + 病 (“illness”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋsʰup͈jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)수뼝]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongsubyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongsubyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	kongsupyŏng
Yale Romanization?	kōngswuqpyeng

Noun

공수병 • (gongsubyeong) (hanja 恐水病)

1. (pathology) hydrophobia

Synonyms

• 광견병 (gwanggyeonbyeong)