나병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 癩病, from 癩 (“leprosy”) + 病 (“disease”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nabyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nabyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	nabyŏng
Yale Romanization?	nāpyeng

Noun

나병 • (nabyeong) (hanja 癩病)

1. (medicine) leprosy

   Synonyms: 한센병 (hansenbyeong), 문둥병 (mundungbyeong)