염

Noun

 * 1)  salt

Noun

 * 1)  inflammation

Etymology 5
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Etymology 6
South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally.

Usage notes
In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from to  is known as  (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Etymology 7
South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally.

Usage notes
In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from to  is known as  (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) goat