나환자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 나(癩) (na, “leprosy”) + 환자(患者) (hwanja, “patient”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)βwa̠ɲd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [나(ː)환자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nahwanja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nahwanja
McCune–Reischauer?nahwanja
Yale Romanization?nāhwan.ca

Noun

나환자 • (nahwanja) (hanja 癩患者)

  1. (medicine) a leper (someone suffering from leprosy)
    Synonym: 문둥이 (mundung'i)
    나환자 식민지 ― nahwanja singminji ― a leper colony
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