염병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 染病.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mbjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)병]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeombyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeombyeong
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmbyŏng
Yale Romanization?yēmpyeng

Noun

염병 • (yeombyeong) (hanja 染病)

  1. (pathology, informal) typhoid fever
  2. short for 전염병 (jeonyeombyeong)
  3. (colloquial) commotion, hubbub, ruckus, misbehavior, uncouth activity
    Synonym: 지랄 (jiral)

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • 염병하다 (yeombyeonghada)
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