Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 病毒

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ŋdo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeongdok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeongdog
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏngdok
Yale Romanization?pyēngtok

Noun

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병독 (byeongdok) (hanja 病毒)

  1. (medicine) virus

Synonyms

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