면역

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 免疫.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	myeonyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	myeon'yeog
McCune–Reischauer?	myŏnyŏk
Yale Romanization?	myēn.yek

Noun

면역 • (myeonyeok) (hanja 免疫)

1. immunity (from disease)

Related terms

• 면역결핍 (免疫缺乏, myeonyeokgyeolpip, “immunodeficiency”)
• 면역계 (免疫系, myeonyeokgye, “immune system”)
• 면역학 (免疫學, myeonyeokhak, “immunology”)