코로나

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰo̞ɾo̞na̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [코로나]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	korona
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kolona
McCune–Reischauer?	k'orona
Yale Romanization?	kholona

Etymology 1

Clipping of 코로나바이러스 (koronabaireoseu).

Noun

코로나 • (korona)

1. A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2
   • 2018 September 19, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies‎^[1]:

     코로나는 쉽게 말하면 왕관바이러스이다.

     Koronaneun swipge malhamyeon wanggwanbaireoseu'ida.

     Simply put, a coronavirus is a crown-virus.

2. COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2

Etymology 2

From English corona.

Noun

코로나 • (korona)

1. (meteorology) a corona; a circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object