헌혈

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 獻血, from 獻 (“offer”) + 血 (“blood”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɘ(ː)nʝʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [헌(ː)혈]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heonhyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heonhyeol
McCune–Reischauer?hŏnhyŏl
Yale Romanization?hēn.hyel

Noun

헌혈 • (heonhyeol) (hanja 獻血)

  1. (hematology) blood donation

Derived terms
  • 헌혈(獻血)하다 (heonhyeolhada, “to donate blood”)
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