경색

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 梗塞, from 梗 (“blocking”) + 塞 (“block”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹ŋsʰɛk̚] ~ [kjʌ̹ŋsʰe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [경색/경섹]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongsaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongsaeg
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngsaek
Yale Romanization?kyengsayk

Noun

경색 • (gyeongsaek) (hanja 梗塞)

  1. blockage
  2. (medicine) infarction
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