고소공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 고소(高所) (goso, “high place”) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, “phobia”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞sʰo̞ɡo̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [고소공(ː)포쯩]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gosogongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gosogongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?kosogongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?kosokōngphoqcung

Noun

고소공포증 • (gosogongpojeung) (hanja 高所恐怖症)

  1. acrophobia; fear of heights
    Synonym: 높은 곳 공포증 (nopeungotgongpojeung)
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