통증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 痛症, from 痛 (“pain”) + 症 (“syndrome, disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [통(ː)쯩]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tongjeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tongjeung
McCune–Reischauer?t'ongchŭng
Yale Romanization?thōngqcung

Noun

통증 • (tongjeung) (hanja 痛症)

  1. pain, ache
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