폐경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 閉經.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰje̞(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈpʰe̞(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [폐(ː)경/페(ː)경]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pyegyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyegyeong
McCune–Reischauer?p'yegyŏng
Yale Romanization?phyēykyeng

Noun

폐경 • (pyegyeong) (hanja 閉經)

  1. menopause
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