이통

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 耳痛.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)tʰo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)통]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?itong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?itong
McCune–Reischauer?it'ong
Yale Romanization?ī.thong

Noun

이통 • (itong) (hanja 耳痛)

  1. (medicine) earache (pain in the ear)
    Synonym: 귀통증 (gwitongjeung)
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