전염병
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 傳染病, from 傳染 (“contagion”) + 病 (“illness”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɲʌ̹mp͈jʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [저념뼝]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeonyeombyeong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeon'yeombyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏnyŏmpyŏng |
| Yale Romanization? | cen.yemqpyeng |
Noun
[edit]전염병 • (jeonyeombyeong) (hanja 傳染病)
- an infectious disease
- 유럽인들이 아메리카 대륙에 정착하기 시작하자, 수백만명의 아메리카 원주민들이 천연두 같은 유입된 전염병으로 숨졌다.
- yureobindeuri amerika daeryuge jeongchakhagi sijakhaja, subaengmanmyeong'ui amerika wonjumindeuri cheonyeondu gateun yuipdoen jeonyeombyeong'euro sumjeotda.
- After Europeans began settling in the Americas, many millions of indigenous Americans died from epidemics of imported diseases such as smallpox.