폐암

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 폐(肺) (pye, “lung”) + 암(癌) (am, “cancer”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰje̞(ː)a̠m] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)a̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [폐(ː)암/페(ː)암]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pyeam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeam
McCune–Reischauer?p'yeam
Yale Romanization?phyēy.am

Noun

폐암 • (pyeam) (hanja 肺癌)

  1. (pathology) lung cancer
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