감염

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 感染, from 感 (“feel”) + 染 (“infect”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)mjʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)몀]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gamyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gam'yeom
McCune–Reischauer?kamyŏm
Yale Romanization?kām.yem

Noun

감염 • (gamyeom) (hanja 感染)

  1. infection, contagion, infestation

Derived terms

  • 감염되다 (感染‒, gamyeomdoeda, “to become infected”)
  • 감염하다 (感染‒, gamyeomhada, “to infect”)
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