폐암

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 폐(肺) (pye, lung) + 암(癌) (am, cancer).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰje̞(ː)a̠m] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)a̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pyeam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeam
McCune–Reischauer?p'yeam
Yale Romanization?phyēy.am

Noun

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폐암 (pyeam) (hanja 肺癌)

  1. (pathology) lung cancer