홍역
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 紅疫, from 紅 (“red”) + 疫 (“epidemic”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hong'yeok |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hong'yeog |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hongyŏk |
| Yale Romanization? | hongyek |