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Korean

앉않
앍앎앏앐앑
앒앓압앖
앚앛앜앝
씨 ← → 애

Noun

(am) (hanja )

  1. cancer (illness)
Related terms
  • 악성종양 (惡性腫瘍, akseongjong-yang, “a malignant tumor; cancer”)
Derived terms
  • 폐암 (肺癌, pyeam, “lung cancer”)
  • 간암 (肝癌, ganam, “liver cancer”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Korean 아ᇡ (amh). The final h leaves traces in fossilised compounds, changing following consonants into aspirated consonants, when possible.

Prefix

(am-)

  1. female, she- (non-human)
Derived terms
  • 암컷 (amkeot, “female animal”)
  • 암소 (amso, “cow”)
  • 암퇘지 (amtwaeji, “sow”)
  • 암캐 (amkae, “bitch, she-dog”)
  • 암말 (ammal, “mare”)
  • 암꽃 (amkkot, “female flower”)
  • 암탉 (amtak, “hen”)