건망증

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 健忘症, from 健 (“strong”) + 忘 (“forgetfulness”) + 症 (“disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nma̠ŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [건(ː)망쯩]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geonmangjeung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonmangjeung
    McCune–Reischauer?kŏnmangchŭng
    Yale Romanization?kēnmangqcung

    Noun

    건망증 • (geonmangjeung) (hanja 健忘症)

    1. forgetfulness
    2. (psychology) amnesia
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