Korean word

코로나

Pronunciation

Romanizationkorona

Meaning

  • nounCOVID-19

Example

요즘 코로나가 심해져서 걱정이에요.yo jeum ko ro na ga sim hae jeo seo keok jjeong i e yo

I'm worried because COVID-19 has been getting worse lately.

Illustration for 코로나 (COVID-19)

More examples

모임 때문에 코로나 걱정이 많아요.mo im ttae mu ne ko ro na keok jjeong i ma na yo

I'm very worried about COVID-19 because of the gathering.

Core concept

The coronavirus itself or the illness linked to it, with COVID-19 as the usual everyday reference.

Common phrases

  • 코로나 백신ko ro na paek ssin

    COVID-19 vaccine

  • 코로나 방역ko ro na pang yeok

    COVID-19 control measures

  • 코로나 증상ko ro na cheung sang

    COVID-19 symptoms

Similar words

코로나19korona19: The respiratory disease caused by the virus identified in 2019.
코로나바이러스koronabaireoseu: A type of virus whose outer spikes look like a crown and can infect humans or animals.
바이러스paireoseu: A microscopic germ that spreads by entering cells and making more of itself.

Definition in Korean

코로나는 바이러스 자체와 그로 인한 감염증을 통칭하는 말로 쓰이며, 특히 일상에서는 코로나19를 의미하는 경우가 많다.ko ro na neun pa i reo seu cha che wa keu ro in han ka myeom jeung eul tong ching ha neun mal lo sseu i myeo teu ki il sang e seo neun ko ro na 19 reul ui mi ha neun kyeong u ga man ta

Word origin

The word entered Korean as a shortened form of English coronavirus, and corona comes from Latin for crown because of the virus's crown-like outer shape.

Usage tips

  • This short form is useful in everyday Korean conversations about health, testing, and prevention, but corona alone can sound less specific in English.

Other meanings

  • coronavirusnoun

Related words

  • 코로나바이러스koronabaireoseucoronavirusnoun
  • 코로나19korona19COVID-19noun

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