Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 抗癌 (anticancer) + (medicine).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ŋa̠md͡ʑe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hang'amje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hang'amje
McCune–Reischauer?hangamje
Yale Romanization?hāngamcey

Noun

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항암제 (hang'amje) (hanja 抗癌劑)

  1. anticancer drug