곤충공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 곤충(昆蟲) (gonchung, insect) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, phobia).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ɲt͡ɕʰuŋɡo̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gonchunggongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonchunggongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?konch'unggongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?kon.chwungkōngphoqcung

Noun

곤충공포증 • (gonchunggongpojeung) (hanja 昆蟲恐怖症)

  1. entomophobia