야경증

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 夜 (“night”) + 驚 (“fright”) + 症 (“symptom”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)경쯩]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yagyeongjeung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yagyeongjeung
    McCune–Reischauer?yagyŏngchŭng
    Yale Romanization?yākyengqcung

    Noun

    야경증 • (yagyeongjeung) (hanja 夜驚症)

    1. (pathology) night terrors
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