통증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 痛症, from 痛 (“pain”) + 症 (“syndrome, disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [통(ː)쯩]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tongjeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tongjeung
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ongchŭng
Yale Romanization?	thōngqcung

Noun

통증 • (tongjeung) (hanja 痛症)

1. pain, ache