이질

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Korean

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?ijil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ijil
McCune–Reischauer?ijil
Yale Romanization?īcil

Etymology 1

Noun

이질 • (ijil) (hanja 痢疾).

  1. dysentery

Etymology 2

Noun

이질 • (ijil) (hanja 姨姪).

  1. sororal niece, sororal nephew
  2. Niece or nephew of one’s wife’s sister - niece-in-law, nephew-in-law

Etymology 3

Noun

이질 • (ijil) (hanja 異質).

  1. heterogeneity
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Root

이질 • (ijil)

  1. (North Korea) Root of 이질거리다 (ijilgeorida) / 이질대다 (ijildaeda). Rarely used alone.

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