몽정

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 夢精.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [몽(ː)정]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mongjeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mongjeong
    McCune–Reischauer?mongjŏng
    Yale Romanization?mōngceng

    Noun

    몽정 • (mongjeong) (hanja 夢精)

    1. wet dream; nocturnal emission

    Derived terms

    • 몽정하다 (夢精—, mongjeonghada)
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