광장공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 광장(廣場) (gwangjang, square, plaza) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, phobia).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

광장공포증 • (gwangjanggongpojeung) (hanja 廣場恐怖症)

  1. agoraphobia