면역

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 免疫.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmjɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [며(ː)녁]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeonyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeon'yeog
McCune–Reischauer?myŏnyŏk
Yale Romanization?myēn.yek

Noun

면역 • (myeonyeok) (hanja 免疫)

  1. immunity (from disease)
  • 면역결핍 (免疫缺乏, myeonyeokgyeolpip, “immunodeficiency”)
  • 면역계 (免疫系, myeonyeokgye, “immune system”)
  • 면역학 (免疫學, myeonyeokhak, “immunology”)
  • 면역력 (免疫力, myeonyeongnyeok, “immunity”)
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