종양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 腫瘍.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jong'yang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jong'yang
McCune–Reischauer?	chongyang
Yale Romanization?	cōngyang

Noun

종양 • (jong'yang) (hanja 腫瘍)

1. (pathology) tumor

Derived terms

• 종양학 (腫瘍學, jong'yanghak, “oncology”)