간정맥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 肝靜脈, from 肝 + 靜脈.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ŋmɛk̚] ~ [ˈka̠(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ŋme̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [간(ː)정맥/간(ː)정멕]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganjeongmaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganjeongmaeg
McCune–Reischauer?kanjŏngmaek
Yale Romanization?kān.cengmayk

Noun

간정맥 • (ganjeongmaek) (hanja 肝靜脈)

  1. (anatomy) hepatic vein
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