췌장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 膵臟.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chwejang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chwejang
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'wejang
Yale Romanization?	chwēycang

Noun

췌장 • (chwejang) (hanja 膵臟)

1. (anatomy) pancreas