동맥

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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 動脈, from (moving) + (pulse), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 動脈 (dōmyaku).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmaeg
McCune–Reischauer?tongmaek
Yale Romanization?tōngmayk

Noun

동맥 (dongmaek) (hanja 動脈)

  1. (anatomy) artery