Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 潰瘍.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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궤양 (gweyang) (hanja 潰瘍)

  1. (pathology) ulcer