건강염려증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 건강(健康) (geon'gang, “health”) + 염려증(念慮症) (yeomnyeojeung, “anxiety”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nɡa̠ŋ jɘ(ː)mɲʌ̹t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)강 염(ː)녀쯩]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geon'gang yeomnyeojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geongang yeomlyeojeung
McCune–Reischauer?kŏn'gang yŏmnyŏchŭng
Yale Romanization?kēnkang yēmlyeqcung

Noun

건강염려증 • (geon'gang'yeomnyeojeung) (hanja 健康念慮症)

  1. hypochondria
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