담낭

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 膽囊.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈta̠(ː)mna̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [담(ː)낭]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?damnang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?damnang
McCune–Reischauer?tamnang
Yale Romanization?tāmnang

Noun

담낭 • (damnang) (hanja 膽囊)

  1. (anatomy) gall bladder (pear-shaped organ that stores bile)
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