염병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 染病.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeombyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeombyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏmbyŏng
Yale Romanization?	yēmpyeng

Noun

염병 • (yeombyeong) (hanja 染病)

1. (pathology, informal) typhoid fever
2. Short for 전염병 (jeonyeombyeong).
3. (colloquial) commotion, hubbub, ruckus, misbehavior, uncouth activity

   Synonym: 지랄 (jiral)

Alternative forms

• 옘병 (yembyeong)

Derived terms

• 염병하다 (yeombyeonghada)