피알

Korean

Etymology

From 피 (pi, “blood”) +‎ 알 (al, “ball”), a calque from Chinese 血球 (xuèqiú, “blood ball”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pial
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pial
McCune–Reischauer?p'ial
Yale Romanization?phial

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language 		혈구(血球) (hyeolgu)
North Korean
Standard Language 		피알 (pial)

피알 • (pial)

  1. (North Korea, hematology, cytology) blood cell
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