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경련

경련

Korean

Noun

경련 • ‎(gyeongnyeon) ‎(hanja 痙攣)

  1. (medicine) convulsions; spasms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 痙攣, from 痙 ‎(“convulsing”) + 攣 ‎(“suffering”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kjʌ̹ŋɲjʌ̹n/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 경년
Romanizations
Revised transcription gyeongnyeon
Revised transliteration gyeonglyeon
McCune–Reischauer kyŏngnyŏn
Yale kyenglyen

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