오염

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 汚染, from 汚 (“dirty”) + 染 (“dirtying”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)jʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)염]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oyeom
McCune–Reischauer?oyŏm
Yale Romanization?ō.yem

Noun

오염 • (oyeom) (hanja 汚染)

  1. pollution; contamination

Derived terms

  • 오염하다 (汚染—, oyeomhada, “to contaminate”)
  • 오염되다 (汚染—, oyeomdoeda, “to be polluted”)
  • 대기오염 (大氣汚染, daegioyeom, “air pollution”)
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