폐렴
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 肺炎, from 肺 (“lung”) + 炎 (“inflammation”).
염 (炎, yeom) is read irregularly as 렴 (ryeom).
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? | pyeryeom |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pyelyeom |
| McCune–Reischauer? | p'yeryŏm |
| Yale Romanization? | phyēylyem |