이통

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 耳痛.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	itong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	itong
McCune–Reischauer?	it'ong
Yale Romanization?	ī.thong

Noun

이통 • (itong) (hanja 耳痛)

1. (medicine) earache (pain in the ear)

   Synonym: 귀통증 (gwitongjeung)