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헌혈

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 獻血, from (offer) + (blood).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɘ(ː)nʝʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heonhyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heonhyeol
McCune–Reischauer?hŏnhyŏl
Yale Romanization?hēn.hyel

Noun

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헌혈 (heonhyeol) (hanja 獻血)

  1. (hematology) blood donation

Derived terms

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