당옴

Korean

Etymology

From 당(唐) (dang, “Chinese, foreign”) +‎ 옴 (om, “scabies”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ŋo̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [당옴]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dang'om
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dang'om
McCune–Reischauer?	tangom
Yale Romanization?	tangom

Noun

당옴 • (dang'om)

1. (medicine, obsolete) syphilis

See also

• 매독(梅毒) (maedok, “syphilis”)
• 천연두(天然痘) (cheonyeondu, “smallpox”)
• 개선(疥癬) (gaeseon, “scabies”)