오염

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 汚染, from 汚 (“dirty”) + 染 (“dirtying”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oyeom
McCune–Reischauer?	oyŏm
Yale Romanization?	ō.yem

Noun

오염 • (oyeom) (hanja 汚染)

1. pollution; contamination

Derived terms

• 오염하다 (汚染—, oyeomhada, “to contaminate”)
• 오염되다 (汚染—, oyeomdoeda, “to be polluted”)
• 대기오염 (大氣汚染, daegioyeom, “air pollution”)