홍역

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 紅疫, from 紅 (“red”) + 疫 (“epidemic”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞ŋjʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [홍역]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hong'yeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hong'yeog
McCune–Reischauer?	hongyŏk
Yale Romanization?	hongyek

Noun

홍역 • (hong'yeok) (hanja 紅疫)

1. (pathology) measles