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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 傳染病, from 傳染 (“contagion”) + 病 (“illness”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jeonyeombyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeon'yeombyeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏnyŏmpyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | cen.yemqpyeng |
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Noun
전염병 • (jeonyeombyeong) (hanja 傳染病)
- an infectious disease
유럽인들이 아메리카 대륙에 정착하기 시작하자, 수백만명의 아메리카 원주민들이 천연두 같은 유입된 전염병으로 숨졌다.- yureobindeuri amerika daeryuge jeongchakhagi sijakhaja, subaengmanmyeong'ui amerika wonjumindeuri cheonyeondu gateun yuipdoen jeonyeombyeong'euro sumjeotda.
- After Europeans began settling in the Americas, many millions of indigenous Americans died from epidemics of imported diseases such as smallpox.
Derived terms
- 염병 (染病, yeombyeong, “typhoid”)
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