젖산

Korean

Etymology

From 젖 (jeot, “breast; milk”) + 산 (酸, san, “acid”). Compare Sino-Korean 유산 (乳酸, yusan).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ss͈a̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [젇싼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeotsan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeojsan
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏssan
Yale Romanization?	cecsan

Noun

젖산 • (jeotsan)

1. lactic acid

Synonyms

• 락트산 (락트酸, rakteusan)
• 유산 (乳酸, yusan)