감염증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 感染症, from 感染 (“infection”) + 症 (“disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)mjʌ̹mt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)몀쯩]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamyeomjeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gam'yeomjeung
McCune–Reischauer?	kamyŏmchŭng
Yale Romanization?	kām.yemqcung

Noun

감염증 • (gamyeomjeung) (hanja 感染症)

1. (pathology) infectious disease