정맥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 靜脈, from 靜 (“still”) + 脈 (“pulse”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 静脈(じょうみゃく) (jōmyaku)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋmɛk̚] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋme̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [정맥/정멕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongmaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongmaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngmaek
Yale Romanization?	cengmayk

Noun

정맥 • (jeongmaek) (hanja 靜脈)

1. (anatomy) vein

Antonyms

• 동맥 (dongmaek, “artery”)