구루병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 佝僂病, from 佝僂 (“stooping”) + 病 (“disease”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuɾubjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [구루병]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gurubyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gulubyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	kurubyŏng
Yale Romanization?	kwulwupyeng

Noun

구루병 • (gurubyeong) (hanja 佝僂病)

1. (pathology) rickets (disorder of infancy and early childhood caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft bones)