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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 獻血, from 獻 (“offer”) + 血 (“blood”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | heonhyeol |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | heonhyeol |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hŏnhyŏl |
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| Yale Romanization? | hēn.hyel |
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Noun
헌혈 • (heonhyeol) (hanja 獻血)
- (hematology) blood donation
Derived terms
- 헌혈(獻血)하다 (heonhyeolhada, “to donate blood”)