동맥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 動脈, from 動 (“moving”) + 脈 (“pulse”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 動脈 (dōmyaku).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋmɛk̚] ~ [ˈto̞(ː)ŋme̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)맥/동(ː)멕]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongmaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmaeg
McCune–Reischauer?tongmaek
Yale Romanization?tōngmayk

Noun

동맥 • (dongmaek) (hanja 動脈)

  1. (anatomy) artery
  • 대동맥 (大動脈, daedongmaek, “aorta”)
  • 동맥혈 (動脈血, dongmaekhyeol, “arterial blood”)
  • 동맥 경화증 (動脈硬化症, dongmaek gyeonghwajeung, “arteriosclerosis”)
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