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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 汚染, from 汚 (“dirty”) + 染 (“dirtying”).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | oyeom |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | oyeom |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | oyŏm |
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| Yale Romanization? | ō.yem |
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Noun
오염 • (oyeom) (hanja 汚染)
- pollution; contamination
Derived terms
- 오염하다 (汚染—, oyeomhada, “to contaminate”)
- 오염되다 (汚染—, oyeomdoeda, “to be polluted”)
- 대기오염 (大氣汚染, daegioyeom, “air pollution”)