정신분열증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 精神分裂症, from 精神 (“psychological”) + 分裂 (“division”) + 症 (“syndrome, disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɕʰin puɲʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [정신 부녈쯩]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongsin bunyeoljeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongsin bun'yeoljeung
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngsin punyŏlchŭng
Yale Romanization?	cengsin pun.yelqcung

Noun

정신분열증 • (jeongsinbunyeoljeung) (hanja 精神分裂症)

1. (pathology, now disfavoured) schizophrenia

Usage notes

See 정신분열병 (精神分裂病, jeongsinbunyeolbyeong).