항암

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 抗癌.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ŋa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [항(ː)암]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hang'am
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hang'am
McCune–Reischauer?hangam
Yale Romanization?hāngam

Noun

항암 • (hang'am) (hanja 抗癌)

  1. being anticancer (treating cancer)
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