공수병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 恐水病, from 恐 (“fear”) + 水 (“water”) + 病 (“illness”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋsʰup͈jʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)수뼝]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongsubyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongsubyeong
McCune–Reischauer?kongsupyŏng
Yale Romanization?kōngswuqpyeng

Noun

공수병 • (gongsubyeong) (hanja 恐水病)

  1. (pathology) hydrophobia

Synonyms
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