나병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 癩病, from 癩 (“leprosy”) + 病 (“disease”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)bjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [나(ː)병]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nabyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nabyeong
McCune–Reischauer?nabyŏng
Yale Romanization?nāpyeng

Noun

나병 • (nabyeong) (hanja 癩病)

  1. (medicine) leprosy
    Synonyms: 한센병 (hansenbyeong), 문둥병 (mundungbyeong)
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