췌장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 膵臟.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [췌(ː)장]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chwejang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chwejang
McCune–Reischauer?ch'wejang
Yale Romanization?chwēycang

Noun

췌장 • (chwejang) (hanja 膵臟)

  1. (anatomy) pancreas
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